Astronomers race to observe rare supernova in a nearby galaxy
An exploding star spotted in the Pinwheel galaxy, 21 million light years from Earth, offers a rare chance to watch…
AI-designed protein shells could make vaccines more effective
Protein shells designed using AI can work as carriers for immunity-inducing molecules, generating more antibodies in mice than some competing…
Stunning photo of a young star hints how Jupiter-like planets form
This mesmerising image of star V960 Mon spitting out gas jets to create arms larger than our entire solar system…
Sensitive prosthetic lets man feel hot and cold in his missing hand
By applying heat or cold in certain locations on the upper arm, an adapted prosthetic with sensors can give people…
US government wants to tax bitcoin to reduce its environmental impact
The computers that secure cryptocurrencies like bitcoin consume large amounts of power, pushing up electricity prices and potentially contributing to
Nobel prize for physics goes to pair who invented key AI techniques
The 2024 Nobel prize in physics has gone to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for discoveries that enabled machine learning…
Rain could be a clean way of generating lots of electricity
Water falls on Earth every day as rain, and now scientists seem to have found a way of using it…
Could Israel’s bombing trigger a nuclear accident in Iran?
Attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities have already triggered at least one internal radiation leak, but should we be concerned that…
We have detected a single electron with unprecedented speed
An extremely precise detection method for single electrons, which pins down the particles with a resolution of trillionths of a…
Forests’ vanishing snow is also bad news for carbon storage
The loss of snow cover in temperate forests is set to slow their growth and reduce their ability to remove…