Science & Space

Airships may finally prove useful for transporting cargo

The problem of variable buoyancy is being overcome

China plans to crash a spacecraft into a distant asteroid

It will be only the second country to conduct such a planetary defence experiment

As wellness trends take off, iodine deficiency makes a ...

Levels of the vital nutrient are falling rapidly in America

How blood-sucking vampire bats get their energy

They pull off a trick previously thought unique to a few insects

Artificial intelligence is helping improve climate models

More accurate predictions will lead to better policy-making

Physics reveals the best design for a badminton arena

The key is minimising the disruptive effects of ventilation

How squid could help people get over their needle phobia

Cephalopod ink propulsion is inspiring an alternative to syringes

Norway’s Atlantic salmon risks going the way of the panda

Climate change and fish farming are endangering its future

Scientific publishers are producing more papers than ever

Concerns about some of their business models are building

Scientists are building a catalogue of every type of ce...

It has thus far shed light on everything from organ formation to the causes of i...

Robots can learn new actions faster thanks to AI techni...

They could soon show their moves in settings from car factories to care homes

Scientists are learning why ultra-processed foods are b...

A mystery is finally being solved

Deforestation is costing Brazilian farmers millions

Without trees to circulate moisture, the land is getting hotter and drier

Lots of hunting. Not much gathering. The diet of early ...

What they ate is given away by the isotopes in their bodies

Can anyone realistically challenge SpaceX’s launch supr...

And if its boss now tries to kill NASA’s own heavy lifter, will that matter?

Elon Musk is causing problems for the Royal Society

His continued membership has led to a high-profile resignation

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