Mass Die-Off in Bats Across US Linked to Over 1,000 Human Infant Deaths

A new study has found more than 1,000 human infant deaths resulted from the loss of bats in North America – which led to increased pesticide use, a grim reminder of how vital this much-maligned mammal is to our wellbeing.

MIT researchers create a super-fast and super-tough transistor

The ferroelectric material transistor could be used to make NVMe SSDs last a whole lot longer.

New Ultrafast Chip Paves Way For 4K Movie Downloads in Seconds

Imagine a future where internet connections are not only lightning-fast but also remarkably reliable, even in crowded spaces.

NASA's Experimental Solar Sail Is Tumbling in Orbit

A solar sail is designed to capture the tiny amounts of radiation pressure exerted by sunlight to propel a spacecraft to incredible speeds.

The Moon had surprisingly recent volcanic activity

Volcanoes were erupting on the Moon as recently as 120 million years ago, evidence collected by a Chinese spacecraft suggests.

World-first nuclear clock prototype could outperform atomic clocks

Atomic clocks are the most accurate timekeepers we have, losing only seconds across billions of years. But apparently that's not accurate enough - nuclear clocks could steal their thunder, speeding up GPS and the internet.

Radical Theory Suggests Earthquakes Spark Gold Nuggets Into Existence

New findings by scientists in Australia could challenge what we thought we knew about the way gold nuggets bloom in vast reefs beneath our feet.

Belief in alien visits to Earth is spiralling out of control

Too much background noise about UFOs can get in the way of legitimate science communication about the possibility of finding microbial extraterrestrial life. Astrobiology, the science dealing with such matters, has a far less effective publicity machine than UFOlogy.

This Stunning Image Is The Highest Resolution We've Ever Seen Atoms

The image was made back in 2021 and those dots are the atoms in the crystal lattice of a piece of praseodymium orthoscandate (PrScO3), at a magnification of 100 million.

Earth's 'Gateway to Hell' is growing by 35 million cubic feet each year

A new research has detailed the rate at which Siberia's massive Batagaika crater is devouring the surface of the Earth. Its rapid expansion is now fueled by warming air temperatures.

Milky Way's Mysterious Ripple Could Be a Scar From an Ancient Collision

Look hard enough at the roiling mist of gas and starlight that is our galaxy, and you'll find traces of a violent upbringing.

Strange New Species Found in Toxic Lake

In an incredibly inhospitable lake, scientists have discovered a new tiny species that forms huge colonies.

NASA Discovers a Long-Sought Global Electric Field on Earth

An international team of scientists has successfully measured a planet-wide electric field thought to be as fundamental to Earth as its gravity and magnetic fields. 

Webb Telescope Spots Six New 'Rogue Planets'

A team of astronomers working with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected six new ‘rogue planets,’ a discovery that could help us learn more about how stars and planets form.

'Snowball Earth': The Best Evidence Yet May Have Just Been Found

Now, scientists have discovered evidence of Earth's transition from a tropical underwater world, writhing with photosynthetic bacteria, to a frozen wasteland – all preserved within the layers of giant rocks in a chain of Scottish and Irish islands.