Salt crystals from Central Australia hold ancient microorganisms that became trapped 830 million years ago, new research finds. And there's a chance that some of the microorganisms might still be a… [+4547 chars]
A study on the fusion fuel breakthrough titled "First-Principles Density Limit Scaling in Tokamaks Based on Edge Turbulent Transport and Implications for ITER" has been published in the journal Physi… [+2289 chars]
Skip to content Data from the Zhurong rover suggests the Red Planet was wet more recently than we thought. A Chinese rover has found evidence that there was liquid water on Mars far more recently t… [+2490 chars]
For the past few days, we've all been fawning over the glorious new image of our Milky Way's black hole. But for a moment, we might want to pause and pay our respects to a lonely chasm across the uni… [+7168 chars]
Jonathan AmosScience correspondent@BBCAmoson Twitter Image source, NASA/JPL-Caltech Image caption, The sophisticated French-UK seismometer package is just weeks away from being shut off The seismo… [+4942 chars]
Astronomers have revealed the first image of the black hole at the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way. The image was produced by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration, an international tea… [+6169 chars]
With the December 2021 launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, one of the most expensive and ambitious scientific initiatives ever attempted commenced operations. Now that the telescope has been su… [+50865 chars]
Michigan State researchers have helped peer inside a nova -- a type of astrophysical nuclear explosion -- without leaving Earth.These stellar events help forge the universe's chemical elements, and S… [+7503 chars]
Our electronics are relatively affordable because silicon – the material of choice for computer chips – is cheap and abundant. But although silicon is a good conductor of electricity, it is not a goo… [+3244 chars]
In 1996, a rock from space was found in southwestern Egypts Great Sand Sea. The rock was odd, even by extraterrestrial standards, and a team of researchers studying the rocks chemistry now propose th… [+2742 chars]
As a result of rising global temperatures, vibrant coral reefs crowded with marine life are diminishing across the Caribbean. Coral reefs are habitats that aid the seafood industry, are barriers for … [+4134 chars]
Tonga's January eruption created atmospheric reactions 'unprecedented in the modern geophysical record' A boat at sea had this view of the smoke rising from the eruption. The Tongan volcano has cre… [+5122 chars]
