Projects will have to meet net zero targets, under the proposals to be outlined in the King's Speech.

The little asteroid visited by NASA's Lucy spacecraft this week had a big surprise for scientists.

Recent advances in gene editing technology could potentially be used to create disease-resistant animals. This could curtail the spread of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu.

NASA's Kepler mission ended in 2018 after more than nine years of fruitful planet-hunting. The space telescope discovered thousands of planets, many of which bear its name. But it also generated an enormous amount of data that exoplanet scientists are still analyzing.

Like fingerprints, no two hybrid solar eclipses are the same. Many share general features, such as the solar corona, prominences, chromosphere, and more. But how these phenomena will appear to the naked eye during any given eclipse is anyone’s guess. The hybrid solar eclipse of April 20, 2023, was a stunning reminder of just howContinue reading "Secret Sky: A topsy-turvy eclipse" The post Secret...

The UK excels at ‘longevity research’. Could it become part of an industry that fascinates the wealthiest people in the world?About a decade ago, 125 amateur cyclists from all over the UK filed into the laboratories at King’s College London. Aged between 55 and 79, they were there to participate in a long-term study examining how regular physical activity affects the ageing process.Janet...

Some scientists say the rules must be changed so plants and animals are not tagged with ‘objectionable’ namesIn 1937, a brown, eyeless beetle was found in a few caves in Slovenia. The new species was unexceptional apart from one feature. Its discoverer decided to name it after Adolf Hitler.Anophthalmus hitleri has an objectionable sound to modern ears. Nor is it alone. Many species’ names...

Authorities in India's smog-ridden capital New Delhi on Sunday extended an emergency schools closure by a week, with no signs of improvement in the megacity's choking levels of pollution.

With recent developments in artificial intelligence, fears of rogue systems may seem a fresh concern. But the worries date back millennia, around long before Arnold Schwarzenegger went into the past to hunt Sarah Connor in The...

Women form just 16% of the nominees for next year’s award, but Nobel laureate Prof Frances Arnold says gender balance will come through girls working in science from a young ageAs a Nobel laureate, Prof Frances Arnold is not short of accolades. Yet being the only woman to so far win the Millennium Technology Prize – the Nobel equivalent for engineers – is one of the least...