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A new twist on nuclear fusion ignition emitted X-rays that are as bright as some stars, which could enable other extreme experiments

Dont read The Ambidextrous Universe unless you are serious about maths and physics, because Martin Gardner is very happy to make his readers work - to enthralling effect, says Jacklin Kwan

Scientists found that black and green Japanese rice contain unusual, potentially beneficial fats and may be digested more slowly than ordinary white rice. The combination could make these colorful varieties promising ing...

An expert in ancient Greek literature identified a fragment of the "Odyssey" among a collection of manuscripts in a Dutch university library.

The fragment is from Book 12, when Zeus curses Odysseus' men for killing and eating Helios' sacred cattle.

When a material heats up, its electrical resistance often rises. The harder question is what, exactly, is getting in the way. The electrons carrying the current may be scattered by vibrations of the material's atomic...

In March 2026, scientists succeeded in transporting antiprotons by road for the first time in a purpose-built trap loaded on a truck. The BASE collaboration, which realized this experiment at the European Organization fo...

Researchers have watched a huge crater form on the lunar surface, and its widespread effects could help inform future exploration of the moon and other similar places

Using X-ray technologies and custom-made software, researchers were able to read text they wrote on a fake ancient scroll designed to mimic those destroyed at Herculaneum in A.D. 79.

Analysis of the chemistry of ancient T. rex tooth enamel adds weight to the idea that the fierce Cretaceous predator controlled its body temperature

The amount of dust in the atmosphere has fallen, which is good for our lungs, but is a loss for ecosystems that depend on wind-borne nutrients

When it rains, traveling waves appear on steep asphalt pavement, slowly making their way down the slope. Because these so-called "roll waves" propagate without deforming and are typically characterized by abrupt ...

Recent progress on alternatives to animal testing is hugely welcome. But talk of "phasing out" animal research completely is misleading and could even be dangerous to scientists

Feedback enjoys a new piece of research delving into papers whose titles mention Beatles songs - but wonders if there is an ulterior motive at work for those who pulled it together

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If every ship on the planet were hauled out ofthe water, how much would global sea levels change, andhow quickly? How different would Earth be if anaerobic life werethe only life form, and could it have become sentient?

The longest satellite record ever compiled shows the vast majority of ice loss from Greenland and Antarctica is due to glaciers flowing faster, rather than warmer air temperatures melting them at the surface

In this excerpt from "On Time: The Physics That Makes the Universe Tick," author and theoretical physicist Jim Al-Khalili examines the possibility of time starting before the Big Bang, with the cosmological theor...

It has long been observed that men with older brothers are more likely to be gay, but an association has also been found with older sisters. This sheds further light on how a mother's immune system may be involved in...

Rydberg atoms are considered promising building blocks for quantum computers and their precursors, quantum simulators. Researchers at the 5th Institute of Physics of the University of Stuttgart have achieved record value...

Mice with half a brain experienced significant improvements in their cognition and movement when they received brain organoids made from human stem cells