Laboratory measurements of crushed quartz suggest earthquakes generate huge volumes of hydrogen underground, a potential ...

Early humans had almost no hope of surviving severe burns, so evolution may have prioritised the selection of genes that heal ...

Men who were embodying female avatars via virtual reality felt anger and disgust when catcalled, which could change the ...

A black hole bomb – an idea first proposed in 1969 – has now been realised in the lab as a toy model made from a rotating ...

An Austrian site occupied by humans from around 24,000 to 20,000 years ago documents a switch towards hunting reindeer for ...

A fossilised 113-million-year-old hell ant from Brazil adds to the evidence that the first ants evolved in the southern ...

A carnivorous caterpillar species camouflages itself with dead insects so it can live safely alongside spiders, stalking ...

Text-generating AIs such as ChatGPT can be used to hide encrypted messages inside fake conversations, which could help people ...

Mounting evidence suggests there might be two separate types of the world’s fastest-growing neurological condition. Can this ...

Cholera should no longer exist, yet it kills thousands of people every year. New analysis from international group WaterAid ...

Scientists have found scour marks on the seabed made by giant icebergs about 18,000 years ago, and they could offer clues to ...

Water filters made from untreated wood can remove more than 99 per cent of particles, taking out many harmful bacteria and ...