Do elephants make deliberate gestures to ask for things? Our study says yes
Elephants are known for their intelligence, strong social bonds, and good memories. But do they…
Will the new James Bond embrace hi-tech gadgets in an age of AI? The films have a complicated history with technology
Development of a new James Bond film is underway at Amazon Studios, with the creater…
Why do some clothes shrink in the wash? A textile scientist explains how to ‘unshrink’ them
When your favourite dress or shirt shrinks in the wash, it can be devastating, especially…
Meet ‘lite intermediate black holes,’ the supermassive black hole’s smaller, much more mysterious cousin
Black holes are massive, strange and incredibly powerful astronomical objects. Scientists know that supermassive black…
2 spacecraft flew exactly in line to imitate a solar eclipse, capture a stunning image and test new tech
During a solar eclipse, astronomers who study heliophysics are able to study the Sun’s corona…
a tech expert explains how to clean it without doing damage
We wash our hands, sanitise shopping trolleys and wipe down cafe tables. But what about…
Lemurs can help save Madagascan forests, but first we need to protect them
Most people’s encounters with lemurs have occurred through their representations in popular children’s media, like…
More people are considering AI lovers, and we shouldn’t judge
People are falling in love with their chatbots. There are now dozens of apps that…
modern early warning systems prevent the catastrophic death tolls of the past
The earthquake in Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula on July 30 2025 may have been one of…
Your dog can read your mind – sort of
Your dog tilts its head when you cry, paces when you’re stressed, and somehow appears…