The US Space Force has made a not-so-secret announcement about the top-secret X-37B space plane. In a rare public statement about the spacecraft’s mission, officials
It’s no secret that octopuses are intelligent – but are they sentient? And how is that reflected in the way that they’re treated? Host Rachael
Sound spreads both forwards and backward in a space, meaning someone standing nearby can hear you as well as you can hear them (even if
It’s widely assumed that flying poses a particular risk for those with nut allergies as the allergens can spread through the aircraft ventilation system, but
On Monday, the Europa Clipper blasted off on its quest to study the smallest of Jupiter’s big four moons, and hopefully collect clues about the
A dog has recently been spotted on top of the Great Pyramid of Giza. It’s unclear how the animal reached the top of the structure,
The US military has been left baffled by the repeated appearance of swarms of drones around one of its air bases, and a site used
A new piece of research has investigated the “flirting paradox”, or what happens when somebody tries to flirt with your partner (and vice versa). It
It’s a good month for astronomical observing, but over the next few nights, an unusually close full Moon will make most of the other sights
NASA has announced that the Sun has reached its solar maximum period in the solar cycle, with more geomagnetic storms and aurora expected in the
World War Two is the deadliest war in human history by a long shot (and hopefully it will remain that way). Estimates vary massively, but
High-potency cannabis alters users’ DNA in ways that weaker strains don’t, new research has revealed. In particular, ultra-strong weed appears to interfere with genes related
Just because a creature is big, doesn’t mean we necessarily know a lot about it. In the case of the elusive, but still 16-meter-long (52-foot)
Not to sound superstitious, but take care if you’re driving under a full Moon. A recent study suggests that the risk of wildlife-vehicle collisions significantly
Researchers have uncovered a secret tomb containing 12 human skeletons at the Treasury building in Jordan’s Petra. The Treasury building, otherwise known as Al Khazneh,
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A California-based startup called REMspace claims to have found a way to let people communicate with one another while lucid dreaming. To date, however, the
