To make quantum computers more efficient and reliable, some of their basic components must be constantly reused – several ...

An experiment 180 years ago first demonstrated a connection between light and electromagnetism – but the link is deeper than ...

An experiment 180 years ago first demonstrated a connection between light and electromagnetism – but the link is deeper than ...

A comprehensive UN report has found that cities and towns are home to 81 per cent of the world’s population, much more than ...

Rather than being a recent cultural development, kissing may have been practised by other early humans like Neanderthals and ...

An ancient skull has finally shown us what the Denisovans looked like. Now it turns out they, not Neanderthals, might be our ...

Benjamin Taub is a science journalist who covers areas including anthropology, consciousness and psychedelics. He holds an ...

AlphaEvolve, an AI system created by Google DeepMind, is helping mathematicians do research at a scale that was previously ...

A major settlement in Central Asia called Semiyarka dating back to 1600 BC had houses, a big central building and even an ...

Facing its worst drought in decades, Iran is attempting to stimulate rain by spreading seeding agents in clouds, but the ...

Taken from the book Lo-TEK Water, these shots by designer Julia Watson explore how traditional ecological knowledge is being ...

The discovery that fat is a communicative organ with a role in everything from bone health to mood is forcing a rethink of ...