Brain implant could ease the effects of a traumatic injury years later
A device that was implanted into the brains of people with traumatic brain injuries substantially improved their cognitive function a…
The 2023 discoveries that made us rethink the story of human evolution
In 2023, archaeologists found evidence of architecture and art beginning earlier than we thought, and uncovered data that rewrites our…
Newfound moon around asteroid Dinkinesh is actually two touching rocks
When NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew past the asteroid Dinkinesh, it found an unexpected satellite – but further images revealed that…
Quantum internet draws near thanks to entangled memory breakthroughs
Researchers aiming to create a secure quantum version of the internet need a device called a quantum repeater, which doesn't…
The largest volcanoes on Mars have frosted tips during winter
We know that there is ice at the Martian poles and underground, but until now it wasn't clear it could…
La Niña is finally here but it won’t stay for long
After months of delay, the cool La Niña climate pattern has emerged in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, which increases…
How long is a day on Uranus? Slightly longer than we thought, it seems
Thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope, we now know that a day on Uranus lasts for 28 seconds longer than…
Ancient wasp may have used its rear end to trap flies
Bizarre parasitic wasps preserved in amber about 99 million years ago had trap-like abdomens that they may have used to…
Women’s pelvises are shrinking – how is that changing childbirth?
Over the past 150 years, the rise in Caesarean sections and changes in diet could have led to smaller pelvises…
These images are the first time we have seen the sun’s south pole
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft, a joint mission between the European Space Agency and NASA, is the first to venture into…