Why collect asteroid samples? 4 essential reads on what these tiny bits of space rock can tell scientists
China’s Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is set to launch this month, May 2025, en…
What News Is (and Isn’t) According to Americans
How Americans decide what ‘news’ means to them – and how it fits into their…
further winners announced – UKRI
Innovate UK has announced five further winners of the Quantum Missions pilot competition following the…
Cracking the code of supersolid light – and what it means for future quantum tech
Can light ever be a solid? It turns out that, in the microscopic world of…
Researchers uncovered hundreds of genes linked to OCD, providing clues about how it changes the brain − new research
Obsessive compulsive disorder has many unknowns, including what causes it, why symptoms can differ so…
Don’t click without thinking – and 4 other ways to keep yourself safe from scams
Think about how many things you have done online today. Paid a bill? Logged into…
Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider turned lead into gold – by accident
Medieval alchemists dreamed of transmuting lead into gold. Today, we know that lead and gold…
Feeling anxious before surgery? Anxiety can harm healing but innovative mental health support could help
Feeling anxious before surgery is normal — but for many patients, it goes far beyond…
Space law doesn’t protect historical sites, mining operations and bases on the Moon – a space lawyer describes a framework that could
April 2025 was a busy month for space. Pop icon Katy Perry joined five other…
Nasa’s planned budget cuts could set back space science, but show how to future-proof the agency
The 2026 Nasa budget proposal would slash around US$6 billion (£4.4 billion) in funding. This…