Around 1000 markings on a slab of rock that was once a seafloor during the Cretaceous period may have been made by sea turtle ...

Conventional computing devices will play a crucial role in turning quantum computers into tools with real-world application ...

The distant universe might be littered with supermassive stars between 1000 and 10,000 times the mass of the sun, which could ...

Spinning vortices of water trapped under the Thwaites glacier ice shelf account for 20 per cent of the ice melt. They’re expected to get worse as the world warms ...

The discovery that a toxin made by bacteria found in dirty water might help trigger ulcerative colitis could lead to new ...

The depths of the Arctic Ocean have warmed more than scientists expected. New research has placed the blame on warmer water ...

A newly discovered cluster of objects called the “inner kernel” of the Kuiper belt could teach us about the early history of ...

Astronauts strapped moss spores to the outside of the International Space Station for nine months - and most of them survived ...

Attempts to describe quantum physics are rarely enjoyable, but Paul Davies' zeal in Quantum 2.0 sometimes steers too close to ...

When engineers struggled to make 3D printer nozzles narrow enough for their needs, they turned to nature and found the ...

A comprehensive UN report has found that cities and towns are home to 81 per cent of the world’s population, much more than ...

Mary Roach's new book Replaceable You explores what we do when bits of our bodies break down or need switching out. It makes ...