Before it shattered over Germany, the asteroid 2024 BX1 was clocked rotating once every 2.6 seconds – the fastest spin we ...

In addition to the overall rise in sea level, the heights of tides are also changing as the oceans warm and separate into ...

The medicines nalmefene and naltrexone helped compulsive gamblers reduce their betting activities, trials have shown ...

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Mice that had been genetically modified to lack the ability to smell could sniff out hidden cookies when sensory neurons from ...

The supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies may capture smaller black holes. Not only does this prove a place for ...

Two important barriers to a stable, powerful fusion reaction have been leapt by an experiment in a small tokamak reactor, but ...

Tiny magnetic robots can help remove some of the smallest plastic particles from polluted water.

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The neurons in wasp brains that help them recognise hive mates are similar to those in the brains of primates, including ...

The redness of asteroid 469219 Kamo‘oalewa marks it out as probably originating on the moon, and now we might know the exact ...

When fetuses and babies were exposed to sound stimuli, their brains' subsequent electrical activity appeared to be more ...