Physics Nobel awarded to neural network pioneers who laid foundations for AI
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to scientists John Hopfield and Geoffrey…
NASA is launching a major mission to look for habitable spots on Jupiter’s moon Europa
On October 10, NASA is launching a hotly anticipated new mission to Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon,…
We’ve worked out a way of understanding how microbial communities shape life on Earth
Microbial communities – vast ecosystems teeming with millions of different cells from different species –…
More investment in cancer projects to boost life-saving research – UKRI
Innovate UK and OLS will invest £4 million in six projects as part of the…
Many stable atoms have ‘magic numbers’ of protons and neutrons − 75 years ago, 2 physicists discovered their special properties
The word magic is not often used in the context of science. But in the…
NASA wants to send humans to Mars in the 2030s − a crewed mission could unlock some of the red planet’s geologic mysteries
NASA plans to send humans on a scientific round trip to Mars potentially as early…
There were more black holes in the early universe than we thought – new research
Supermassive black holes are some of the most impressive (and scary) objects in the universe…
Scientists have found carbon dioxide on Pluto’s largest moon – offering clues about how it formed
In the outer reaches of our Solar System, 5.7 billion kilometres from the Sun, lies…
Is your car a threat to national security? It can be – regardless of where it’s made
In April, US lawmakers urged President Joe Biden to ban Chinese-built electric vehicles (EVs), labelling…
The earliest galaxies formed amazingly fast after the Big Bang. Do they break the universe or change its age?
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the largest and most powerful space telescope built…