A strange bright burst in space baffled astronomers for more than a year. Now, they’ve solved the mystery
Around midday on June 13 last year, my colleagues and I were scanning the skies…
Why evolution can explain human testicle size but not our unique chins
The human body is a machine whose many parts – from the microscopic details of…
A chemist explains how the surprisingly common element is processed to power reactors and weapons
When most people hear the word uranium, they think of mushroom clouds, Cold War standoffs…
There’s gold trapped in your iPhone – and chemists have found a safe new way to extract it
In 2022, humans produced an estimated 62 million tonnes of electronic waste – enough to…
What’s in those little desiccant sachets and how do they work?
When you buy a new electronic appliance, shoes, medicines or even some food items, you…
How do scientists calculate the probability that an asteroid could hit Earth?
I was preparing for my early morning class back in January 2025 when I received…
A chance discovery of a 350 million-year-old fossil reveals a new type of ray-finned fish
In 2015, two members of the Blue Beach Fossil Museum in Nova Scotia found a…
Bats get fat to survive hard times. But climate change is threatening their survival strategy
Bats are often cast as the unseen night-time stewards of nature, flitting through the dark…
Is your cat vocal or quiet? The explanation could be in their genes
If you’ve ever shared your home with more than one cat, you’ll know how different…
3D-printed model of a 500-year-old prosthetic hand hints at life of a Renaissance amputee
To think about an artificial limb is to think about a person. It’s an object…