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Category: Science
Caterpillar populations decline 50 per cent in areas wi...
At sites in the UK with streetlights, moth caterpillars decline by up to 50 per cent – and the decline is worse near LED lights co...
iPhone and Apple Watch magnets are strong enough to dis...
The magnets used in the iPhone 12 and Apple Watch 6 are strong enough to cause medical implants such as pacemakers to shut down if...
Mysterious cosmic rays spotted coming from ordinary ste...
High energy cosmic rays usually come from powerful supernova explosions, but a new discovery suggests they can be released by smal...
Female octopuses throw things at males that are harassi...
An analysis of footage of octopuses off Australia throwing silt and shells suggests that they deliberately target others, and that...
Martian cave entrances may offer a life-friendly radiat...
The surface of Mars is bombarded with far more dangerous radiation than Earth, but the area just inside caves may shield from UV r...
Covid-19 news: NHS England prepares to vaccinate childr...
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scien...
Ants use soil physics to excavate metre-long tunnels th...
3D X-ray imaging and computer simulations suggest ants have developed a behavioural algorithm that allows them to excavate tunnels...
Investigation of Nazi uranium could help stop modern nu...
Cubes of uranium salvaged from Nazi Germany's atomic bomb programme during the second world war are being analysed to confirm thei...
It really is difficult to get fit after giving birth, s...
One year after giving birth, only 30 per cent of soldiers were able to obtain the same level of fitness as they had pre-pregnancy
Covid-19 news: Almost 5000 UK cases linked to Boardmast...
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scien...
Endangered bettong reintroduced in Australia after more...
Forty near-extinct brush-tailed bettongs have been reintroduced to mainland South Australia after predators like cats and foxes dr...
Thieving honeybees offer a glimpse of flowers’ evolutio...
Honeybees sometimes steal pollen without helping the plant that makes it. Now, a study of pollen theft from a type of non-flowerin...