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…
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Gravitational waves produce a background hum across the whole universe
After decades of searching, astronomers have found a distinctive pattern of light, from spinning stars called pulsars, that suggests huge…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
Chemists discover ‘anti-spice’ that could make chilli peppers less hot
An analysis of compounds in chilli peppers has revealed chemicals that seem to negate their heat-giving capsaicinoids. This explains why…
Deep sleep seems to lead to more eureka moments
After a nap, people who entered the second stage of sleep were more likely to spot a solution to a…