Science

Keeping a beat wins caterpillars friends in low places

Finding a caterpillar with rhythm was “mind-blowing,” suggesting it might be a m...

NASA scraps its 2027 moon landing, adds two missions in...

Rather than land astronauts on the moon, the Artemis III mission will now focus ...

Take it from the Olympics, slushy winter sports may be ...

Ice arenas and artificial snow now dominate the winter Olympics. Athletes there ...

Why is math harder for some kids? Brain scans offer clues

Kids with math learning disabilities process number symbols differently than qua...

On moonshots and Minneapolis

Space exploration can bring people together and reflect deep societal divisions.

Here’s how honeyeaters and other birds thrive on sugary...

Birds that feed on nectar or fruit evolved better mechanisms for managing metabo...

Mosquitoes began biting humans more than a million year...

A DNA analysis suggests mosquitoes shifted from nonhuman primates to early human...

Can you trust the results from gut microbiome tests? Ma...

Seven firms reported inconsistent results on the same sample, some over multiple...

Climate change could threaten monarch mass migration

Suitable milkweed habitat in Mexico may shift south, fracturing existing migrati...

Metal pollution from a rocket reentry detected for the ...

Direct detection of lithium from a SpaceX rocket reentry offers new evidence tha...

Here’s why sneakers squeak on the basketball court

Tiny, repeating detachments between sole and floor — thousands of times a second...

The Rubin Observatory will change the game for astronom...

Scientists gathered in a conference earlier this year in an effort to solve the ...

Wildlife park welcomes three new Humboldt penguins

The South American species is part of a conservation programme at the wildlife p...

Did you solve it? The numbers all go to 11

The answers to today’s problemsEarlier today I set you these three problems abou...

Weight loss drugs may stop people getting addicted to d...

US study suggests GLP-1s, used to treat type 2 diabetes, could also reduce risk ...

Wildlife trust's centenary 'free weekend in nature'

The Norfolk Wildlife Trust is opening its sites for free as part of its 100th bi...