A black hole bomb – an idea first proposed in 1969 – has now been realised in the lab as a toy model made from a rotating ...

The US National Science Foundation cancelled funding for research on misinformation, disinformation and AI-generated ...

A carnivorous caterpillar species camouflages itself with dead insects so it can live safely alongside spiders, stalking ...

Exposing children with peanut allergy to proteins from the legume is an approved treatment to reduce the risk of allergic ...

A fossilised 113-million-year-old hell ant from Brazil adds to the evidence that the first ants evolved in the southern ...

In 2004, a remarkable life-saving public-private health project began on Equatorial Guinea’s Bioko Island, off the coast of ...

Cholera should no longer exist, yet it kills thousands of people every year. New analysis from international group WaterAid ...

A global biopharma is fighting malaria in endemic countries through partnerships that harness R&D, broaden access to ...

Text-generating AIs such as ChatGPT can be used to hide encrypted messages inside fake conversations, which could help people ...

Last week astronomers reported hints of biological activity on a distant planet, but a re-analysis of their data suggests the ...

Mice overcame a Lyme disease infection after being given an antibiotic that is often used for pneumonia, and its effect on ...

Hunting the origin of 40 per cent of the languages spoken today is a huge feat, but Laura Spinney's new book makes an ...