Science

The biggest controversy in maths could be settled by a ...

For over a decade, mathematicians have failed to agree whether a 500-page proof ...

Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the moon may rise to ...

In February, the James Webb Space Telescope will briefly be able to observe aste...

Static electricity can remove frost from windows using ...

High-voltage copper plates can remove up to three-quarters of frost from a surfa...

Women have supercharged immune systems and we now know why

Being born with two X chromosomes brings a host of health benefits, and recognis...

At-home hypnosis relieves menopausal hot flushes

Hot flushes could be relieved by listening to recordings that induce hypnosis fr...

Cradle of humanity is still revealing new insights abou...

The Omo-Turkana basin in Africa is home to a treasure trove of ancient human fos...

IBM has unveiled two unprecedentedly complex quantum co...

IBM revealed two new quantum computers, called Loon and Nighthawk – the qubits t...

Women prefer to be prettier than a partner, but men wan...

When measuring yourself against your partner, which traits do you prefer to have...

Chemical computer can recognise patterns and perform mu...

Previous attempts at building a chemical computer have been too simple, too rigi...

Is a deadly asteroid about to hit Earth? Meet the man w...

When an asteroid threatens Earth, astronomers use a rating called the Torino sca...

Huge cloud of plasma belched out by star 130 light year...

A coronal mass ejection from a distant star has been confirmed for the first tim...

Sex could help wounds heal faster by reducing stress

Mild wounds healed faster if people took a spray containing the "love hormone" o...

Remarkable robot images provide a vision of the future

These photographs of humanoid robots by Henrik Spohler are part of his project T...

Sperm are selfish – and so are we

A new study hammers home how the "survival of the nicest" view makes no sense wh...

Surprising new biography of Francis Crick unravels the ...

Francis Crick's biography is full of surprises as author Matthew Cobb reveals th...

Kim Kardashian has wrangled an invite to NASA HQ. Can w...

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian apparently thinks the 1969 moon landing was fake....