‘Tsunami-like’ starquakes among the discoveries in the most detailed survey of the Milky Way ever
The European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft’s latest data release has revealed a treasure trove of insights about our home galaxy
4,500-year-old poo found near Stonehenge shows Neolithic Britons were riddled with parasites
The bugs were also present in dog poo found at the site, suggesting that prehistoric humans fed leftovers to their pet pups
Warmer weather due to climate change is eating away at our sleep
If current trends continue, we could be missing out on an hour of sleep a week by the end of the century
Gliding salamanders move like skydivers
The amphibians live high in the canopies of giant redwood trees in California
Simply encountering new objects can prime the mind for learning
New research is one of the first to provide evidence for a phenomenon known as ‘latent learning’
Did giraffes evolve their long necks for combat?
Fossil of ancient giraffe relative reveals skull and neck bones that are highly adapted for throwing brutal headbutts
Drug cures 100 per cent of colorectal cancer patients in small initial trial
Everyone treated remained cancer-free for up to two years, without the need for surgery or chemotherapy
NASA researchers grow plants in lunar soil collected from the Apollo missions
If humans want to spend extended periods on the Moon, or travel deeper into the Solar System, we’re going to need a reliable food source.
Horizons: Search and rescue rats are being trained to find earthquake survivors among the rubble
Researchers have successfully trained rats to detect landmines, sniff out tuberculosis and even drive cars, but their next challenge – to find survivors in collapsed buildings – could be their bravest yet
The future’s bright…
The future’s bright… As a remedy for all the bad news out there, let us prescribe you a small dose of feel-good science. Each issue, we’ll give you a rundown of the latest breakthroughs that aim to solve humanity’s biggest problems. From resilient corals to lab-grown meat, here you’ll find many reasons to feel hopeful […]