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Australia’s first rocket is set to launch into space in April 2023

Australia’s first rocket is set to launch into space in...

The Eris rocket developed by Australian company Gilmour Space will be the first...

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UK's quantum computing sector is flourishing after early investment

UK's quantum computing sector is flourishing after early...

Investment that the UK government started in quantum technologies in 2013 seems...

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NASA’s flagship Artemis I mission has flown past the moon

NASA’s flagship Artemis I mission has flown past the moon

After blasting off on the enormous Space Launch System rocket, NASA's Orion capsule...

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Electric pulses drastically cut number of sharks caught by accident

Electric pulses drastically cut number of sharks caught...

The first trial of the ‘SharkGuard’ technology reduced the bycatch of blue sharks...

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Lab-grown adrenal glands could help treat hormone-related conditions

Lab-grown adrenal glands could help treat hormone-related...

Functional adrenal glands have been grown in the lab by coaxing a type of stem cell...

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Will artificial intelligence ever discover new laws of physics?

Will artificial intelligence ever discover new laws of...

Algorithms can pore over astrophysical data to identify underlying equations. Now,...

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Filling the internet with AI-created images will harm future AIs

Filling the internet with AI-created images will harm future...

The performance of image-generating AIs drops when trained using images previously...

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Quantum city simulation shows how to make Paris-sized quantum internet

Quantum city simulation shows how to make Paris-sized quantum...

A simulated version of Paris where universities and telecommunication hubs are connected...

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Why do seagulls have dark wings? It may help them glide in the air

Why do seagulls have dark wings? It may help them glide...

Gliding birds tend to have long and thin wings, but seagulls seem to have a trick...

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What are climate summits actually for, and how can we make them work?

What are climate summits actually for, and how can we make...

The lack of progress on cutting carbon emissions at COP27 has drawn criticism, but...

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We finally know in detail how salt dissolves in water

We finally know in detail how salt dissolves in water

A machine learning model has revealed how crystals of sodium chloride slowly weaken...

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Meta's board game-playing AI can pass as a human in game negotiations

Meta's board game-playing AI can pass as a human in game...

An AI developed by researchers at Meta convincingly negotiated with humans while...

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JWST has spotted chemical reactions in an exoplanet's atmosphere

JWST has spotted chemical reactions in an exoplanet's atmosphere

Astronomers analysing data from the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted signs...

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COP27: Absence of clear vision stalled progress at climate conference

COP27: Absence of clear vision stalled progress at climate...

A sense of stagnation pervaded the summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, as negotiators...

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Why the Colorado river is drying up – and what we can do about it

Why the Colorado river is drying up – and what we can do...

The Colorado river is the lifeblood of the US south-west, but today it is drastically...

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Physicists have designed a urinal that drastically reduces splashback

Physicists have designed a urinal that drastically reduces...

Scientists used observations of the angle at which dogs urinate and laboratory tests...