On another hot, dry day a few weeks ago, Joe Fontaine stood in a eucalyptus forest in Western Australia, devoid of the usual din of bird calls. ‘I heard the …
Study in mice suggests genetic changes targeting macrophages may help In recent years, a growing body of research has shown that the body can remember the pain of newborn injuries, …
China’s military’s official newspaper accused the United States of militarizing space by building a complex network of spy satellites with China. Elon Musk SpaceXcausing huge challenges to the security of …
Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free climate email Last year we had one of the hottest years on …
Steve Nadis is the author of Discover Magazines and Staff Writers Quanta. Qiu Chengtong is a professor of mathematics at Tsinghua University and an honorary professor at Harvard University. Winner …
enlarge / This image captured by NASA’s Orion spacecraft shows the view ahead of the Orion spacecraft’s flyby behind the moon in 2022. NASA While NASA is unlikely to speak …
Charlene O’Sullivan’s daughter Briony killed by crocodile in Northern Territory waterhole A mother whose young daughter was mauled to death by a crocodile while swimming with friends has urged the …
phosphorusMarking, riding bikes and climbing trees are among the many joys of childhood that can leave children exhausted and breathless. For those with lung disease, growth may be different, with …
Bees obviously roll wooden balls for fun. Wrasses seem to be able to recognize their own faces in underwater mirrors. Octopuses appear to respond to anesthetic drugs and avoid situations …
Dr. Serge Krasnokutski from the Laboratory Astrophysics and Cluster Physics Group of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena used vacuum chambers to study the …