Human activity and appetites have weakened Earth's resilience, pushing it far beyond the "safe operating space" that keeps the world livable for most species, including our own, a landmark study said Wednesday.

Astronaut says rockets from Elon Musk’s SpaceX can reduce price of launching equipmentTim Peake has backed the idea of solar farms in space, saying the concept is “becoming absolutely viable”.Astronaut Maj Peake said the falling cost of launching heavy cargoes into orbit means that complex structures, such as solar power farms, could soon be launched into space, and had the potential to...

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Stress and anxiety triggered by sounds from clocks to pigeons to popcorn affects one in five people in the UK. A new book from Dr Jane Gregory, who experiences misophonia, asks whyFor some it is the sound of a bouncing basketball. For others it is the clearing of a throat. For Dr Jane Gregory the list includes pigeons, ticking clocks and the sound of popcorn being eaten.“I cried on the plane the...

The ‘gay gene’ some touted as explaining widespread homosexuality in humans has not been found. Might epigenetics hold the answer?Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLast century, when things were a whole lot worse for gay people than they are today, there was a widely held notion that human homosexual...

NASA on Thursday officially joined the search for UFOs—but reflecting the stigma attached to the field, the US space agency kept secret for hours the identity of the person heading a new program tracking mystery flying objects.

The behaviors, physiology and existence of living organisms is supported by countless biological processes, which entail the communication between cells and other molecular components. These molecular components are known to transmit information to each other in various ways, for instance via processes know as diffusion and electrical depolarization or by exchanging mechanical waves.

From local news to international politics, absolutely nothing makes sense any more. Maybe it never will. I’m calling off the search for meaningSo what’s your theory about the Magdeburg sandwich thrower? Just in case you haven’t yet encountered this mystery for the ages, a phantom chucker of tinfoil-wrapped sausage, cheese and salami frühstücksbrötchen (breakfast rolls, a German thing...

The sport helped with my tenacity, and my creativity tooIn my Chinese family, many of my older relatives are astonished when they learn I enjoy long-distance running. First, they assume “long distance” implies one or two miles. Then, when I tell them it’s actually 26.2, they stare at me as if I’ve forgotten how to count. The more traditional ones say something along the lines of, “Girls...

Research shows people who speak another language are more utilitarian and flexible, less risk-averse and egotistical, and better able to cope with traumatic memoriesAs Vladimir Nabokov revised his autobiography, Speak, Memory, he found himself in a strange psychological state. He had first written the book in English, published in 1951. A few years later, a New York publisher asked him to...

The goliath grouper, a colossus of a fish that can weigh up to 360 kilograms (nearly 800 pounds), is the delight of divers in Florida, though scientists warn their numbers are down since the US state allowed fishing of the giants to resume.

The US state of California sued five of the world's largest oil companies on Friday, alleging the firms caused billions of dollars in damages and misled the public by minimizing the risks from fossil fuels, according to a court filing.

Aids and Covid had the worst impact in poorer countries and communities; a new health accord must address thisThe Covid pandemic was an equivocator with global unity – to misquote the porter in Macbeth. We were united in being affected by the pandemic but both its effects and the responses to it were grossly unequal. More, inequality worsens pandemics, not only current pandemics such as Aids and...

As artificial intelligence becomes more common in university classrooms, some professors are weighing the benefits — and downsides — of students using it for research...

Vorasidenib worked in trials but is not yet available on the NHSOn a fine spring day two years ago, Shay Emerton was in good spirits playing for an old pupils’ school football team. There was just 10 minutes of the game to play, when his life changed for ever.Emerton, 26, said: “The goalie kicked to clear the ball and it hit me on the side of the head. I went dizzy and as I went to run off, my...