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If life can survive in the prehistoric waters of a frozen Antarctic lake, perhaps it can survive on moons like Europa or Enceladus or some other extreme environment in the […]

On average, women perform less well than men on science questions. That’s one finding from a new Pew Research report that aimed to test the American general public’s knowledge of […]

When an international team of researchers CT-scanned a 100-million-year-old sea urchin fossil (Clypeaster), they made a surprising discovery. It was choc-a-block with around 50 fossilised bivalves (a class of molluscs).

Is this how particles become planets?

When we think about cyberattacks against infrastructure, thanks to hyperbolic and unrealistic Hollywood flicks, we think of exploding nuclear plants or blacked out cities. But in reality, hackers could cause much […]

New technology is giving physicians a lifelike view into the human heart, allowing them to see intricate structures like chambers, valves, and vessels in 3D images strung together to show […]

How about a computer that can teach itself to design Super Mario Bros. levels by watching other people play the game on YouTube and Twitch? That’s sufficiently mind-blowing, and exactly […]

Why are women so underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and maths, the so-called “STEM” subjects? It’s an enduring question that doesn’t have an easy answer, and is likely influenced by […]

The star known as “Nasty” is an enduring mystery. A resident of our own Milky Way, the aging star is much more massive than our own Sun and operates in […]