Microplastics are everywhere, which is why scientists have been dedicating a lot of time to trying to figure out a way to safely extract them.
A group of 38 leading experts in fields ranging from synthetic biology to the existence of life beyond Earth has come together to determine the
Being stocky can have its advantages, especially when it comes to hunting prehistoric game. According to a new reconstruction of the Neanderthal ribcage, our extinct
NASA’s Juno flew by the little volcanic moon Io multiple times between December 2023 and February 2024. It was the closest approach in decades and
If you own a car, you may have noticed that a little warning light, depicting a flat tire with an exclamation mark in the middle,
As large parts of the Northern Hemisphere play the game of wondering if it will snow for Christmas, we thought it might be time to
Academics and armchair archaeologists still can’t agree on the date when Pompeii was destroyed in a shower of volcanic hellfire. It was almost certainly sometime
A collection of particles known as a quasiparticle has been detected behaving as if it has mass when it moves in one direction, but becomes
On Olkiluoto island in the west of Finland, a tomb will soon be opening. When it is sealed, the hope is that it will remain
A new study has warned that consuming more ultra-processed foods could potentially accelerate biological aging. Ultra-processed foods have been getting more media attention in recent
Palolo worms must have one of the strangest life cycles in the animal kingdom, although there is plenty of competition. Driven by the cycles of
On a cold morning, if you can think anything beyond “I’m cold”, you may have noticed that frost doesn’t form very much in areas underneath
The Antarctic ice sheet has experienced periods of sudden melting, according to a new climate record from over 20 million years ago. This research demonstrates
There’s a lot to be jealous about when it comes to lizards. Some can climb walls, some are ridiculously good at hide and seek, they’ve
Monarch butterflies are one of the most iconic insects in North America – but they might also be at risk of disappearing. Now, the US
The rings of Jupiter might not be as spectacular as Saturn’s (whose are?) but they are there. However, one of them may not have existed
If the yellow brick road leads to the Wonderful Wizard Of Oz, then where pray tell do you end up if you cross Azerbaijan’s beautiful
