A mathematical equivalent of a microscope with variable resolution has shed light on why some atoms are exceptionally stable, ...

The shape of the cosmos depends on a balance of two competing forces: the pull of gravity and the expansion driven by dark ...

Biologists have debated the reason why Homo sapiens evolved a prominent lower jaw, but this unique feature may actually be a by-product of other traits shaped by natural selection ...

We are used to heat flowing from hot objects to cool ones, and never the other way round, but now researchers have found it is possible to pull off this trick in the strange realm of quantum mechanics ...

A gene therapy that patients breathe in has been found to shrink lung tumours by inserting immune-boosting genes into ...

The activity of certain neurons may influence our endurance for exercise, and these could be targeted to help us run faster ...

Biologists have long thought that speaking to nature’s economic value would persuade boardrooms it was worth saving. It ...

South Australia is proving to the world that relying largely on wind and solar energy with battery back-up is incredibly ...

Networks of molecules in our body behave as though they have goals and desires. Understanding this phenomenon could solve the ...

About 4600 years ago, the population of Britain was replaced by a people who brought Bell Beaker pottery with them. Now, ...

Building the human story based on a few artefacts is tricky – particularly for wooden tools that don’t preserve well, or cave ...

Feedback is always on the lookout for better ways to measure things, and was delighted to learn how the weight of ice is ...