We've pumped so much groundwater that we've nudged Earth's spin

By pumping water out of the ground and moving it elsewhere, humans have shifted such a…

This salty gel could harvest water from desert air

Engineers synthesized a superabsorbent material that can soak up a record amount of moisture from the…

Illusions are in the eye, not the mind

Numerous visual illusions are caused by limits in the way our eyes and visual neurones work…

Asteroid 2023 LM1 to fly past Earth at 0.28 LD

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2023 LM1 will fly past Earth at a distance of 0.28 LD…

First hominin muscle reconstruction shows 3.2 million-year-old 'Lucy' could stand as erect as we can

Digital modelling of legendary fossil’s soft tissue suggests Australopithecus afarensis had powerful leg and pelvic muscles…

New technique in error-prone quantum computing makes classical computers sweat

Today’s quantum computers often calculate the wrong answer because of noisy environments that interfere with the…

Sun's coldest region stores secret to heating million-degree corona

Researchers have unveiled the discovery of intense wave energy from a relatively cool, dark and strongly…

New images capture unseen details of the synapse

Scientists have created one of the most detailed 3D images of the synapse, the important juncture…

Scientists discover small RNA that regulates bacterial infection

Researchers have identified the major mechanism behind the transition between chronic and acute P. aeruginosa infections.…

Conflict in marriage less harmful for kids when dad keeps it constructive

Conflict is unavoidable in all marriages. When it erupts in families with children, stressed or angry…