The first direct measurement of the bar-shaped collection of stars at the centre of our Milky…
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Revealing the galactic bar
This colour chart shows the distribution of 150 million stars in the Milky Way probed using…
How tech firms make us feel like we own their apps—and how that benefits them
Possessions are going out of fashion. An endless stream of media reports claim millennials – that…
Leaky component led to SpaceX explosion
A leaky component may have been to blame for the dramatic explosion of a SpaceX capsule…
Michael Gove: Time running out to stop damage to planet
Mr Gove says there is a moral, political and economic imperative to tackle climate change. …
Gaia's biggest operation since launch
On Tuesday 16 July, teams at ESA’s mission control will perform an “orbit change maneuver” on…
The counter-intuitive solution to getting people to care about climate change
In a May episode of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Bill Nye the Science Guy…
Teeth 'time capsule' reveals that 2 million years ago, early humans breastfed for up to 6 years
Humans’ distant ancestor Australopithecus africanus had a unique approach to raising their young, as shown in…
Better genome editing for bioenergy
CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput gene-editing tool that can help scientists engineer organisms for bioenergy applications.…
Small fragments of carbon-rich asteroids too fragile to survive atmospheric entry
Ryugu and other asteroids of the common “C-class” consist of more porous material than was previously…