Two strange planets: Neptune and Uranus remain mysterious after new findings

Uranus and Neptune both have a completely skewed magnetic field, perhaps due to the planets’ special…

Skull of dinosaur called 'one who causes fear' found in Patagonia

The animal had horns and a large skull making it a fearsome predator around 85 million…

Sexist online translators get a little gender sensitivity training

Online translation tools have helped us learn new languages, communicate across linguistic borders, and view foreign…

How Streptococcus pyogenes can survive on skin and cause skin infections

Streptococcus pyogenes is one of the most important bacterial causes of human skin infections. If S.…

Curved plasmonic fluxes reveal new way to practical light manipulation within nanoscal

Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University jointly with Russian colleagues and researchers from Technical University of Denmark…

Indian astronomers probe X-ray pulsar 2S 1417–624

Using the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) instrument aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and…

Huge volcanic eruption didn't cause climate change and mass extinction 140 million years ago

Mass extinctions are times in Earth’s past when large proportions of life suddenly and catastrophically died.…

Domestic violence increases in heterosexual couples when the woman earns more money

Domestic violence committed on female partners in heterosexual couples occurs significantly more frequently when the woman…

Is there an ancient black hole at the edge of the solar system?

Hints of a hefty source of gravity beyond Pluto sparked the search for a possible “Planet…

Science cuts could see experts leave UK, warns Nobel laureate

Nobel laureate Sir Paul Nurse also says science is crucial for dealing with climate change. …