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Three key findings produced in collaboration between humans and AI bring us closer to a solution to the infamous Navier-Stokes puzzle

A new analysis of more than 1,700 supernovae is questioning whether the universe is really accelerating at all. After accounting for the ages of the stars that produce these explosions, researchers found signs that cosmi...

Astronomers have detected an exceptionally faint hydrogen radio signal from billions of light-years away using South Africas MeerKAT telescope. Instead of finding galaxies one at a time, the technique measures their comb...

Taking the painkiller paracetamol (acetaminophen) during pregnancy has been linked to smaller ovaries and testes in baby girls and boys, but that doesn't mean it directly caused them or affects fertility

A new study shows that measures to stop AI's claims of consciousness have unintended consequences for non-human entities.

A new study shows that measures to stop AI's claims of consciousness have unintended consequences for non-human entities.

Scientists found that caffeine activates an ancient cellular energy system involved in stress resistance, DNA repair, and growth. The discovery could help explain caffeines links to healthier aging and may point toward n...

One of the trickiest problems in mathematics has now fallen to AI after just days of work. The groundbreaking result was announced amid rumour after similar, but less complete work, also created with AI, was announced ju...

A new study shows that measures to stop AI's claims of consciousness have unintended consequences for non-human entities

Helium-the lightest atom that can be laser-cooled and controlled-powers a new design for high-powered, stable quantum computers.

Bursts of electrical stimulation to a nerve in the face seem to improve signalling between neurons and people's performance on a memory test

Some have claimed cultivating seaweed could remove hundreds of millions of tonnes of CO2. But as warming waters kill off kelp, we need to refocus on preserving what we have, a study argues

Researchers have worked out the safest, most resilient country to be in during an apocalyptic event.

For decades, physicists have worked to prove the strange predictions of quantum mechanics with real experiments. As quantum computers have grown more powerful, researchers have devised increasingly sophisticated ways to ...

Superfluid helium could offer a new way to tackle one of the biggest challenges in scaling up quantum computers, say researchers from the University of Surrey. The research team has introduced a conceptual design for a n...

Researchers discovered that combinations of toxin-blocking proteins naturally found in rattlesnake blood can powerfully neutralize venom from several dangerous snake species. In lab tests, the mixtures were about 10 time...

More than 1,200 genetic variants have been linked to the Big Five personality traits, and many of the same variants are also associated with health, longevity, careers, income, and everyday habits. The findings reveal a ...

How did a photon survive a journey of more than 2 billion light-years when, according to known physics, it should have been absorbed long before reaching Earth? This is the question at the heart of a new study by Giorgio...

Whether it's the original 1966 classic or one of its many modern spinoffs, there's a Star Trek story for everyone. Bethan Ackerley explores how newcomers can get acquainted with this daunting universe

Semaglutide, the drug behind Ozempic and Wegovy, may have benefits that extend well beyond weight loss and diabetes. In a large Swedish study of nearly 15,000 people with bipolar disorder, its use was linked to a 21% low...

Scientists have identified a giant new dinosaur from Brazil that reached about 20 meters long and lived 120 million years ago. Its surprising evolutionary ties to a Spanish dinosaur suggest its ancestors crossed ancient ...

Physicists have directly observed a long-predicted quantum effect of gravity, putting one of Einsteins foundational ideas to a striking new test. Using ultracold atoms, researchers split an atoms quantum wave so that one...