Tiny backpack for bees can track their position and temperature
A sensor around a millimetre in size has been tested to monitor a honeybee flying around some flowers. It could…
Storms on Saturn are so huge that their traces last hundreds of years
Every couple of decades Saturn develops a huge storm, and now researchers have found that the atmosphere keeps chemical records…
Earth may once have had a ring like Saturn
A ring of asteroid debris could have orbited Earth for tens of millions of years, and perhaps even have altered…
Comet that could shine as bright as Venus set to be visible from Earth
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) should be visible from the southern hemisphere, and possibly also the northern hemisphere, over the next…
Human bones found in Spanish cave show signs of ancient cannibalism
Hundreds of pieces of bone dating from 5700 years ago carry evidence of being processed and eaten by other humans,…
IBM says it will build a practical quantum supercomputer by 2029
The company has unveiled new innovations in quantum hardware and software that researchers hope will make quantum computing both error-proof…
‘Superbubbles’ of gas around quasars may form thanks to powerful winds
Colossal bubbles of hot gas observed around three distant, supermassive black holes are probably the result of powerful winds, which…
Extreme fires caused by ancient humans wiped out Californian megafauna
A series of catastrophic fires killed off many large mammals in southern California by 13,000 years ago, and they were…
New view of our galaxy’s black hole reveals a swirling magnetic field
The black hole at the centre of our galaxy, known as Sagittarius A*, has been captured in polarised light to…
Sweetener xylitol linked to higher risk of heart attacks and strokes
People who had higher levels of xylitol in their blood were more likely to have a heart attack or stroke…