LHCb discovers three new exotic particles: the pentaquark and the first-ever pair of tetraquarks

The international LHCb collaboration at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has observed three never-before-seen particles: a…

Duminil-Copin, Fields-winning mathematician with 'aesthetic vision'

Hugo Duminil-Copin, a French mathematician whose visual approach helped him win the world’s most prestigious mathematics…

Freeze-dried mice: How a new technique could help conservation

Japanese scientists have successfully produced cloned mice using freeze-dried cells in a technique they believe could…

Ukrainian mathematician awarded prestigious Fields Medal

Ukrainian mathematician Maryna Viazovska was named Tuesday as one of four recipients of the prestigious Fields…

Sydney floods force thousands more to flee

Rain-swollen rivers spilled mud-brown waters across swathes of Sydney on Tuesday, swamping homes and roads while…

Tunisia struggles to grow more wheat as Ukraine war bites

Tunisian farmer Mondher Mathali surveys a sea of swaying golden wheat and revs his combine harvester,…

I.Coast eyes cassava for its bread as wheat prices surge

As wheat prices are driven upwards by the war in Ukraine, bakers in the West African…

China sees record rains, heat as weather turns volatile

From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under…

NASA says its plan to bring Mars samples back to Earth is safe, but some people are worried

Since September, the Perseverance rover has been picking along an ancient river delta on Mars, its…

NASA explains the mission to bring samples of Mars soil, rock and atmosphere back to Earth

NASA’s Mars Sample Return Mission aims to bring 30 samples of rock, soil and atmosphere now…