Watch how the continents have shifted over the past 100 million years
The transformation of Earth’s land masses from the Cretaceous Period onwards have been reconstructed in unprecedented detail down to a…
Mathematician wins Abel prize for solving equations with geometry
Luis Caffarelli has been awarded the most prestigious prize in mathematics for his work on nonlinear partial differential equations, which…
Mechanical backpack boosts the sensation of jumping in virtual reality
A VR accessory called JumpMod can make users feel like they are jumping higher or landing harder, just by moving…
How to see the moon, Venus, Jupiter and Mars line up tonight
Tonight, after sunset, it will be possible to see three planets line up with the crescent moon – and a…
The US is doing its biggest-ever survey of nature and wildlife
The National Nature Assessment, slated to be completed in 2026, will be the largest assessment of water, land and wildlife…
Modern humans were already in northern Europe 45,000 years ago
DNA from bones found in a cave in Germany has been identified as from Homo sapiens, showing that our species…
Ancient humans lived inside a lava tube in the Arabian desert
Underground tunnels created by lava flows provided humans with shelter for thousands of years beneath the hot desert landscape of…
Carbon-neutral hydrogen can be produced from farm waste
Bioethanol made from fermented agricultural waste can be turned into zero-carbon hydrogen through a new process that uses much less…
Weekend workouts can be as valuable as exercising throughout the week
Squeezing exercise into one or two days a week seems to have similar health benefits as doing the same amount…
Breaking the laws of thermal radiation could make better solar cells
It is possible to make a material emit more radiation than it absorbs, violating the laws of physics in a…