Astronomers see ancient galaxies flickering in slow motion due to expanding space
Jul 04, 2023 07:40 am UTC| Science
According to our best understanding of physics, the fact space is expanding should influence the apparent flow of time, with the distant Universe appearing to run in slow motion. But observations of highly luminous and...
Jun 28, 2023 15:30 pm UTC| Science
A honey bees life depends on it successfully harvesting nectar from flowers to make honey. Deciding which flower is most likely to offer nectar is incredibly difficult. Getting it right demands correctly weighing up...
Jun 28, 2023 15:30 pm UTC| Science
You might be old enough to remember the famous Wheres the Beef? Wendys commercials. This question may be asked in a different context since U.S. regulators approved the sale of lab-grown chicken meat made from cultivated...
Jun 28, 2023 15:28 pm UTC| Science
The U.S. Department of Energy reported a major scientific breakthrough in nuclear fusion science in December 2022. For the first time, more energy was released from a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it. While...
How uploading our minds to a computer might become possible
Jun 28, 2023 00:35 am UTC| Science
The idea that our mind could live on in another form after our physical body dies has been a recurring theme in science fiction since the 1950s. Recent television series such as Black Mirror and Upload, as well as some...
Euclid space mission is set for launch – here's how it will test alternative theories of gravity
Jun 28, 2023 00:29 am UTC| Science
The European Space Agencys (Esa) Euclid mission will launch into space on a Falcon9 rocket from SpaceX on July 1, or soon after. Many of us who have worked on it will be in Florida to watch the nail-biting event. The...
Scientific fraud is rising, and automated systems won't stop it. We need research detectives
Jun 21, 2023 07:13 am UTC| Science
Fraud in science is alarmingly common. Sometimes researchers lie about results and invent data to win funding and prestige. Other times, researchers might pay to stage and publish entirely bogus studies to win an...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects