A 7,000-year-old femur bone belonging to an antelope, discovered in a South African cave, has revealed the earliest confirmed use of a multi-component arrow poison. Three...
A spectacular celestial event is set to unfold in February 2025, as five of the brightest planets—Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury and Saturn—become visible together in the...
The explosion of SpaceX’s Starship Flight 7 in mid-January has sparked discussions among experts about its potential environmental impact. The upper stage of the rocket, which...
A recent breakthrough in spintronic technology has demonstrated how phase-tunable synchronisation can be achieved in spin Hall nano-oscillators (SHNOs). These nanoscale devices generate high-frequency microwave signals...
Japan successfully launched a navigation satellite on Sunday, marking the country’s first space mission of 2025. The H3 rocket lifted off from Tanegashima Space Center at...
A newly identified fungus that infects and manipulates spiders has been discovered in Northern Ireland. Found in a former Victorian gunpowder store on the grounds of...
For the first time, researchers have successfully controlled and observed Kelvin waves in superfluid helium-4, marking a significant step in understanding energy dissipation in quantum systems....
Efforts to improve the efficiency of kesterite-based solar cells have shown progress, with researchers achieving a record power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 11.4 percent. A new...
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved suzetrigine, a non-opioid painkiller, for short-term pain management. This approval marks the first time in over...
Polar bears rely on their thick fur and blubber to survive in the Arctic, but recent research has revealed that their fur also plays a crucial...
A compact neutrino detector has successfully identified antineutrinos at a nuclear power plant, marking a significant advancement in particle physics. Unlike conventional detectors that require massive...
Baboons in their natural habitat have been observed looking at their reflections in mirrors but failing to recognise themselves. Despite reacting to a visible dot on...
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has reported an issue with its NVS-02 navigation satellite, launched on January 29 aboard the GSLV-F15 rocket. While the satellite...
A supernova has been captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in the constellation Gemini. The stellar explosion, visible as a bright blue dot, was detected...
A study has found that small muscles in the human ear flex when an individual tries to focus on a particular sound in a noisy environment....
A massive coronal hole stretching over 800,000 kilometres has been detected on the Sun’s surface, releasing high-speed solar wind toward Earth. This phenomenon is expected to...
A groundbreaking space telescope is set to launch next month to map the cosmos in infrared light. The SPHEREx mission, officially known as the Spectro-Photometer for...
Concerns over the stability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) have resurfaced, with a recent study indicating that the current system has not weakened since...
A next-generation Spanish communications satellite has been launched into orbit by SpaceX, with liftoff occurring at 8:34 p.m. EST on Wednesday, January 29. The Falcon 9...
New research suggests that Mars underwent alternating warm and cold periods billions of years ago. These fluctuations, occurring over relatively short intervals, may have influenced the...