New winged robot can land like a bird

Researchers have developed a method that allows a flapping-wing robot to land autonomously on a horizontal…

Fossil CSI: Giant extinct marine reptile graveyard was likely ancient birthing grounds

An international research team examines a rich fossil bed in the renowned Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park in…

Ancient asteroid grains provide insight into the evolution of our solar system

The UK’s national synchrotron facility, Diamond Light Source, was used by a large, international collaboration to…

Meteor explodes over Zhejiang – broken windows and street lamps reported, meteorites found, China

A very bright fireball exploded over China’s Zhejiang Province around 10:00 UTC on December 15, 2022.…

Atomic structure of a staphylococcal bacteriophage using cryo-electron microscopy

Cryo-electron microscopy has exposed the structure of a bacterial virus with unprecedented detail. This is the…

Using machine learning to better understand how water behaves

New research uses machine learning models to better understand water’s phase changes, opening more avenues for…

Study examines bacteria living in and on mosquitoes

Avoiding mosquitoes to protect against bites is always a good idea. But a new study shows…

Physician, heal thyself?

Doctors and their family members are less likely than other people to comply with guidelines for…

Webb Space Telescope reveals previously shrouded newborn stars

Astronomers took a ‘deep dive’ into one of the first images from NASA’s James Webb Space…

Scientists discover what was on the menu of the first dinosaurs

The earliest dinosaurs included carnivorous, omnivorous and herbivorous species, according to a team of palaeobiologists. …