Awesome new method can pull hydrogen fuel from seawater using only sunshine
A newly developed nanomaterial can release hydrogen from seawater much more cheaply and efficiently than existing methods, potentially giving us another way of unlocking this most sustainable of energy sources.…
Santa Claus lies in an ancient undisturbed grave in Turkey, claim archaeologists
Despite what you may have heard, Santa Claus is – or was – real, and archaeologists in Turkey think they’ve pinpointed the location of his final resting place. Centuries before…
New Neanderthal gene analysis shows we have more of their DNA than expected
A 52,000 year old splinter of bone uncovered in a Croatian cave has provided researchers with new insights into our connections to our closest extinct cousins, the Neanderthals. The specimen…
Ancient space rocks could be key to the mystery of insanely huge volcanoes on Mars
Mars famously has the largest volcanoes known to science. The largest is Olympus Mons, which towers 22 kilometres (14 miles) above the surrounding plains – over two and a half…
Here’s why some people absolutely love animals and others don’t care
The recent popularity of “designer” dogs, cats, micro-pigs and other pets may seem to suggest that pet keeping is no more than a fad. Indeed, it is often assumed that…
15+ bizarre and beautiful microscope photos you absolutely must see
A strange and unseen world exists at our fingertips, and only microscopes have the power to bring this hidden dimension into view. To honour the beauty and scientific importance of…
That ‘alien megastructure’ star has turned out to be even weirder than we knew
Mysterious star KIC 8462852 that has been confounding astronomers since its 2015 discovery is continuing to do so, as spectacularly as only KIC 8462852 can. According to all-sky survey records…
That giant Antarctic iceberg just revealed an ecosystem hidden for thousands of years
When a vast trillion-tonne chunk of ice the size of Delaware broke free from Antarctica in July, it didn’t just set loose one of the largest icebergs scientists have ever…
There could be a spectacular cache of statues in the Antikythera shipwreck
The Roman shipwreck that once housed the mysterious Antikythera Mechanism – often referred to as the world’s oldest computer – just got a lot more interesting. The latest dive to…
Giant pythons keep attacking people in Indonesia for a really worrying reason
In all the human-versus-python stories, the snake is almost always the cold-blooded antagonist. Reticulated pythons like the ones involved in two attacks in Indonesia this year are among the world’s…