New research shows that mites and ticks are close relatives

Scientists from the University of Bristol and the Natural History Museum in London have reconstructed the…

Quantum computing boost from vapour stabilising technique

A technique to stabilise alkali metal vapour density using gold nanoparticles, so electrons can be accessed…

Researchers perform simple calculations by shining light patterns through a translucent cube

McMaster researchers have developed a simple and highly novel form of computing by shining patterned bands…

Crabs' camouflage tricks revealed

Crabs from a single species rely on different camouflage techniques depending on what habitat they live…

Cooling wood: Engineers create strong, sustainable solution for passive cooling

What if the wood your house was made of could save your electricity bill? In the…

Come a little closer

This Picture of the Week stars Messier 90, a beautiful spiral galaxy located roughly 60 million light-years from the…

Western Pakistan

Captured on 14 April 2018 by the Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite, this image shows western Pakistan and…

Earth from space: Western Pakistan

In this week’s edition of the Earth from Space programme, Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over western…

Tradition meets tech as Kenya's herders adapt to climate change

For generations, Kaltuma Hassan’s clan would study the sky over Kenya’s arid north for any sign…

Sleepless in Berlin: Nightingales flock to scruffy city parks

Sarah Darwin, the great-great granddaughter of British biologist Charles Darwin, was sleepless in Berlin when, to…