Ancient plant artefact reveals humanity’s epic journey to Australia
Excavations at Mololo cave on the island of Waigeo, where ancient plant…
The JUICE spacecraft may be visible on a near-Earth flyby next week
The JUICE spacecraft may be visible from South-East Asia during an unprecedented…
The climate impact of feeding ourselves is getting worse and worse
Cattle farming produces large amounts of greenhouse gasesAlan Hopps/Getty Images With the…
We could make fuel and fertiliser by recycling wastewater
Farmers rely on ammonia as a fertiliser for cropsPattie Calfy/Getty Images An…
Has the mystery of life’s 'handedness' finally been cracked?
All living creatures use only the left or right-handed forms of certain…
Why overcoming your cynicism could be key to a healthier, happier life
According to Thomas Hobbes, one of history’s most famous cynics, life is…
Covid variant JN.1 may have become dominant due to just one mutation
JN.1 spread widely despite many people being vaccinated and having previous covid-19…
A black hole devouring a giant star gives clues to a cosmic mystery
Illustration of a tidal disruption eventMark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Getty Images Astronomers have…
The surprising wall pattern that could keep buildings cooler
A building’s design can influence its temperatureAlistair Scott/Getty Images Walls with a…
How Einstein was both right and wrong about gravitational waves
A century ago, Albert Einstein suggested that the universe might contain ripples…
