Social science for algorithmic societies

Machine learning algorithms pervade modern life. They shape decisions about who gets a mortgage, who gets…

Stellar winds and evaporating exoplanet atmospheres

Most stars including the sun generate magnetic activity that drives a fast-moving, ionized wind and also…

Video: We asked a NASA technologist – is there oxygen on Mars?

Is there oxygen on Mars? Technically yes, but it’s nothing like the amount we have on…

Domesticated salmon have smaller eyes in the farm but not in the wild

The domestication of Atlantic salmon through years of fish farming has led to farmed Atlantic salmon…

Cool oasis for Cretaceous feathered dinosaurs

The Jehol Biota, an ancient ecosystem in Liaoning province in northeastern China, includes a dense and diverse array…

New research reveals need for flexible, tailored support for domestic abuse survivors

A four-year evaluation led by academics at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), in partnership with…

Image: Hubble views galaxy NGC 5728

Meet NGC 5728, a spiral galaxy around 130 million light-years from Earth. This image was acquired…

US duo win Nobel Medicine Prize for heat and touch work

US scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian on Monday won the Nobel Medicine Prize for discoveries…

ESA and Mattel’s Barbie in zero-g and she feels fine!

ESA and Mattel have released a Samantha Cristoforetti Barbie doll to coincide with World Space Week…

Half a degree makes a big difference in a warming world

Half a degree Celsius may not seem like much, but climate experts say a world that…