Science
How quickly can you catch covid-19 again if you have already...
Since omicron became the dominant coronavirus variant, reinfections are on the rise...
Aliens could say hello by arranging planets in prime number...
A sufficiently advanced alien civilisation would be able to arrange the orbits of...
Bats buzz like bees and hornets to scare off hungry owls
For the first time, researchers have recorded mammals mimicking the sounds of stinging...
Roe v Wade: Are period-tracking apps still safe to use...
Some period-tracking apps share data with third parties. With the potential rolling...
Chemical computer can be programmed to solve hard problems
A chemical computer can now be programmed to solve concrete problems. The way it...
Inside big tech's $925 million plan to speed up carbon...
Backed by Alphabet and Meta, Frontier is a $925 million approach borrowed from vaccine...
We have 48% chance of breaching 1.5°C target by 2026, says...
Temporarily passing the threshold does not mean the world has missed the Paris Agreement’s...
Jackals seen stealing kills from lynx as they expand range...
Camera traps in Slovenia have recorded golden jackals eating deer recently killed...
Amazon deforestation in April was the worst in modern records
The area cleared in April almost doubled, from 579 square kilometres in April last...
Virtual tennis racket uses air jet to recreate feel of...
A controller called the AirRacket shoots out a burst of compressed air to produce...
India's extreme heatwaves show the need to adapt to a warming...
India is no stranger to high temperatures but they don't normally occur in March...
Covid-19 news: Fourth vaccine may offer ‘substantial’ antibody...
A regular round-up of the latest coronavirus news, plus insight, features and interviews...
Deadly 1918 flu pandemic may be source of modern milder...
Viruses sequenced from century-old lung samples in German and Austrian museums have...
Maxwell's demon experiment could be made real without breaking...
A thought experiment called Maxwell’s demon, long hypothesised to break the laws...
Rat testicle cells make sperm after being frozen for 23...
Pre-pubescent children who become infertile because of cancer treatment may be able...
A tiny graphene device could detect neutrinos from the...
Neutrinos from the early universe have never been detected directly but a device...
