Starlink satellites are leaking radio signals that may ruin astronomy
Our ability to study faint radio signals from when the first stars began to form is being threatened by SpaceX's…
Hundreds of children made to wear GPS tags by UK’s Ministry of Justice
Child offenders as young as 12 have been given GPS ankle tags as part of a scheme introduced for England…
Homo naledi may have made etchings on cave walls and buried its dead
New discoveries suggest that Homo naledi, an ancient and primitive hominin, may have displayed complex behaviour despite its small brain
Sperm sense what they are swimming through and adapt their behaviour
Bull sperm move their tails up and down with a larger range of motion when the fluid around them is…
Some brain injury patients would recover if life support weren’t ended
After comparing people with brain injuries whose life support was continued with those who had it turned off, scientists calculated…
Your toothbrush is teeming with hundreds of types of viruses
More than 600 types of viruses that infect bacteria have been found living on toothbrushes and showerheads – and many…
Rare images capture snow leopard cubs in their dens
Snow leopard cubs have been photographed in Mongolia - the first time researchers have visited one of the animals' dens…
Common artificial sweetener may interfere with cancer treatments
People who consume some artificial sweeteners are less likely to respond to certain cancer therapies, potentially because of the impact…
Light has been made into a fluid that simulates space-time
By using light to emulate the structure of space-time, researchers can better understand black holes – and the exotic objects…