Local researchers are strides ahead in the southernmost frontier – and outpacing elite heavyweights while they're at it.

Many insects live in fresh water, or close to the sea in salt marsh and beach habitats. There are also several species of water striders in the genus Halobates, which live on the ocean’s surface, far ...

The comet formed in a cold and distant part of the early Milky Way up to 12 billion years ago, putting it just under 2 ...

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is one of today's best science fiction books. While much of the science and math is great, it falls a bit when it comes to evolution.

On a bad day for the planet, the first signs would look ordinary at first. A bright streak in the sky, a strange pulse on space-weather monitors, or a distant star suddenly flaring where none had ...

In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we look at a new way to measure and manage your climate impact; find out why scientists are concerned about a plan to launch a million satellites; and ...

Residents at Friends of the Elderly’s Award-Winning Luton Care Home love a good page turner - murders, vampires, The Famous Five, Lord of The Rings or Sherlock Holmes – are all on the reading list.

Decades of data from over 80,000 great tits reveal that extreme weather can shape the fate of baby birds. Cold snaps soon ...

Climate change is lengthening our days because rising sea levels slow Earth's rotation. Researchers from the University of Vienna and ETH Zurich now show that the current increase in day length—1.33 ...

Oil price moves have made headlines since the Iran conflict started - but why have there been such sharp swings?

A US Senate committee has directed Nasa to begin work on a Moon base “as soon as is practicable”. Under legislation advanced by the Senate lawmakers, the outpost would serve as a science laboratory ...

Toys powered by AI show a worrying lack of emotional understanding. But we need to understand the risks and benefits of the technology so the industry can be regulated, not outright banned ...