A group of flat Earthers has ventured to the southernmost land of Antarctica in an attempt to “end the debate over the shape of the
Surviving in harsh climates is part and parcel of life in the animal world and coming up with adaptations to make life easier in very
The 2020s are certainly roaring when it comes to astronomy. The launches of JWST and eROSITA have brought incredible new insights into infrared and X-ray
In case you’ve missed it, the Sun has been particularly active over the past year, unleashing powerful solar flares and causing radio blackouts on Earth.
Picture the scene: a disheveled man stumbles through the Forum, his wine-stained toga bundled haphazardly around his torso. At his feet, a smattering of empty
If you’re out wandering in the woods one day and you spot what looks like a little yellow brain splatted onto a branch, you might
In a little over two weeks, more than 3,000 billion liters of water recently flooded out of an ice-dammed lake in East Greenland. It’s the
Delicate whorls of ice are blossoming on rotten wood in parts of the planet experiencing freezing temperatures this month. The unusual structures, known as hair
Meet SGC-250 – known as “Big Carl” to his friends – the biggest land-based crane in the world. Fully upright, Big Carl can reach heights
Lasers are one of those things you imagine have been around for a long time, perhaps since the invention of electricity. But they are only
Hands up if you’ve heard this one before: “I can’t drink tonight, I’m on antibiotics.” We’ll be the first to tell you that if you’re
Say you have a truckful of birds, happily sitting on the floor of your truck (or lorry, if you prefer). The doors and windows are
In Trinidad, there’s a fish that can breathe through its tail. It’s a nifty trick, and one that comes in handy when it starts leaping
Computers found their voice in the early 1960s with the IBM 7094, the first computer that was used to program and produce a computer-synthesized voice.
Hate the whine of buzzing mosquitos? Well, the slingshot spider (Theridiosoma gemmosum) has found a way to make it useful by listening out for the
Snowflake obsidian is a form of volcanic glass that features white or grayish “snowflake” shapes made of embedded cristobalite. These pretty patterns are not artificially
New research has found that the gap between lifespan and “healthspan” – the years of life lived in good health – in the USA is
