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Holly is a staff writer for BBC Science Focus, where she manages the popular Q&A section. She holds an MSc (Hons) in Geosciences (Space and Climate…
Michael Mosley This avant-garde science communicator is a colleague BBC Science Focus Contributor, Professor Giles Yeo. Cosmic String Cosmic strings would be the Holy Grail of…
Archaeologists used a new technique called Laser Ablation U-series (LA-U-series) to re-date some of the oldest cave paintings in the Maros-Pangkep region of South Sulawesi and…
The quasar, called RX J1131-1231, lies about 6 billion light-years away in the constellation Crater. This Webb image shows the galaxy RX J1131-1231 distorted by gravitational…
Dingoes are found across most of the Australian continent.Dominique Jeanmaire/Getty Images/iStockphoto Analysis of ancient dingo DNA suggests that Australia's native wild dogs arrived in two migration…
Wall Street New York Stock Exchange Hans Werner Rodrien / Alamy Cosmic ray particles, capable of penetrating even the densest buildings and underground structures, could provide…
A team of paleontologists from Kasetsart University, Mahasarakham University and Sirindhorn Museum have unearthed three fossilized teeth from a previously unknown non-tyrannosaurid tyrannosauroid dinosaur in northeastern…
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have detected trace amounts of hydrogen sulfide in the atmosphere of the Jupiter-sized exoplanet HD 189733b. Artist's impression…
No one doubts that Albert Einstein had a brilliant mind, but the Nobel Prize winner famous for his theories of special and general relativity wasn’t blessed…
Ultra-processed foods are often high in fat, sugar and saltGMVozd/Getty Images Nutrition advice is often fickle. In the 1990s, nutritionists blamed rising obesity rates on fat.…
Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to create a stunningly detailed image of NGC 3810, a spiral galaxy hosting a supernova. This Hubble Space…
Today, the South Bronx has the least amount of green space per capita in the city and is crisscrossed by power plants, waste dumps and freeways,…
Animals have been consuming alcohol for millions of years, and primates and humans have been digesting it for about 7 to 21 million years. Throughout human…
One of life's great challenges is dividing things up fairly. From sharing a tasty treat to dividing resources between countries, strategies for doing so can make…
Vehicles equipped with technology to collect data on building conditions Madeleine Cuff British city dwellers may have spotted a strange-looking vehicle driving around their neighborhood earlier…
Artistic depiction of the Ariane 6 rocketESA-D. Duclos What is Ariane 6? Ariane 6 is the latest model in the Ariane series of European satellite launch…
Agile: The ability to act quickly and change direction when necessary, with little skill and effort. The term is sometimes applied to sporting pursuits as well…
Array: A group of objects organized over a broad area. Sometimes, it is a systematic arrangement of devices for the coordinated gathering of information. An array…
angle: The distance (usually measured in degrees) between two intersecting lines or surfaces at or near the point where they meet. application: A particular use or…
Shapewear, also known as body shaping underwear, has gained immense popularity in recent years. In a society that values appearance and self-image, shapewear is seen as…
Solar panels have become a common sight in suburban neighborhoods in California. However, the state’s ambitious clean energy vision has led to a unique challenge -…
The food pyramid is a visual representation of a balanced diet, showing the types and proportions of foods that contribute to overall health. Imagine a pyramid…
Recently, the James Webb Telescope (JWST) made a groundbreaking observation of a distant galaxy. These early galaxies challenge our understanding of galaxy formation and the physics…
NASCAR introduced a prototype electric race car over the weekend as part of their initiative to reduce emissions and electrify the sport.This move represents a major…
The West Coast is facing a dangerous heatwave that is expected to peak on Saturday, putting people at risk of health issues long after temperatures reach…
If we think of the universe as a continuous chain of cause and effect and time as the sequence we experience moving forward along that chain,…
The International Space Station (ISS) has been operational since 2000 and is continuously manned by astronauts, orbiting Earth every 90 minutes. Throughout its operation, the ISS…
Carpenter Ants (Camponotus) – Jumping spiders, a diverse genus of large ants that inhabit many forested areas around the world, are able to selectively treat the…
A pile of Roman gold coins discovered beneath the floor of a Roman house in Corbridge, England World History Archives/Alamy After the Romans conquered Britain in…
Among the many strange robot designs in the past, a new contender has emerged as the world’s first robot powered by a real human brain, making…
A player’s perspective of the video game “Gran Turismo 7″Sony Interactive Entertainment Artificial intelligence can beat the best human players in racing video games Gran Turismo…
Cats are fascinating creatures with many behaviors that can leave their owners wondering. Questions like “Why does my cat purr?”, “Why did my cat knock over…
A newly described trunk tetrapod exceeding 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) in length Gaiacia geniae It was probably the largest organism of its kind. Reconstructing your life…
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center This week, we’ll be focusing on dark patches in the sky right now that won’t be around for much longer, as a…
Explore books about multiverses and alternate worldsGremlin/Getty Images Since I became a science fiction columnist New ScientistI had to think hard about what science fiction is.…
If the universe is a game, who is playing it? Bruce Rolfe/Shutterstock The following is an excerpt from the Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Every month, we…
Tonye Boe Birkeland as Tuva Tenger, riding a camel in Mongolia. Tonye Bo Birkeland The imagined female scientists, explorers and adventurers depicted in Tognje Bo Birkeland’s…
Jane Komi/Moment RF/Getty Images Rosewater: Opening Day 2066 now Forty minutes into my job at Integrity Bank, anxiety hits me. This is how a normal day…
I’m going to lie now and tell you all the reasons why I wrote this book. Rose waterFor example, interrogating the normal situation of alien invasion in the global North, the loss of colonial tropes of alien invasion, and what the black African perspective on these things is in the first place. These are only
This ice was discovered in the Chameleon I cloud, a star-forming region.NASA, ESA, K. Luhman and T. Esplin (Pennsylvania State University), et al./ESO/Gladys Kober/The Catholic University…