Largest known solar storm struck Earth 14,300 years ago
By comparing the rings of 140 trees buried in the bank of a French river, researchers estimate that the largest…
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Thylacine’s genome provides clues about why it went extinct
A comparison of the thylacine’s genome to other marsupials has revealed that the creatures lost genetic diversity long before humans…
Australia to ban nicotine-free vapes in push to end recreational use
Under new rules in Australia, e-cigarettes will be more tightly regulated as prescription-only pharmaceutical products and nicotine-free vapes will be
Is it time to aim for 1.7°C as the new limit for global warming?
With the world on the cusp of passing 1.5°C of warming, scientists are turning their attention to defining a new…
Detailed image of supermassive black hole shows its powerful jet
An image of a black hole called M87* shows never-before-seen details of matter falling into its centre and a jet…
Trump administration jeopardises key report on climate change
The Trump administration has dismissed all of the researchers working on the next installment of the National Climate Assessment, a…
Earliest known sabre-toothed predator hunted 270 million years ago
The fossilised remains of an ancient carnivore provide intriguing hints about how early relatives of mammals began regulating their own…
Tiny jellyfish robots made of ferrofluid can be controlled with light
Researchers combined hydrogel with magnetic ferrofluid to make small jellyfish robots that can complete an obstacle course when directed with…
Early humans took northern route to Australia, cave find suggests
An excavation on Timor reveals humans first settled on the island 44,000 years ago, long after the earliest occupation of…
Mind-reading AI can translate brainwaves into written text
A system that records the brain's electrical activity through the scalp can turn thoughts into words with help from a…