New research shows that bacteria get 'hangry' too

Have you ever been so hungry that you become angry, otherwise known as “hangry?” New research…

Recreating the double-slit experiment that proved the wave nature of light in time, instead of space

Imperial physicists have recreated the famous double-slit experiment, which showed light behaving as particles and a…

Basic science shows how a single mutation causes ataxia

Worldwide, only a handful of patients are known to suffer from episodic ataxia type 6, a…

Do Earth-like exoplanets have magnetic fields? Far-off radio signal is promising sign

Earth’s magnetic field does more than keep everyone’s compass needles pointed in the same direction. It…

Research reveals hidden ice melt in the greater Himalaya

A new study reveals that the mass loss of lake-terminating glaciers in the greater Himalaya has…

Kenya to launch first operational satellite next week

Kenya will launch its first operational satellite next week in a landmark achievement for the country’s…

Ozone-depleting CFCs hit record despite ban: Study

Their power to dissolve the ozone layer shielding Earth from the Sun prompted a worldwide ban,…

Starlet sea anemones found to be capable of associative learning

A trio of biologists, two with the University of Fribourg, in Switzerland, the third with Universitat…

Purified curcumin instead of artificial additives can be used to preserve and enhance probiotic yogurt

Researchers have succeeded for the first time in adding a highly purified form of curcumin to…

Gaia discovers a new family of black holes

Using data from ESA’s Gaia mission, astronomers have discovered not only the closest but also the…