A quantum computer with a million qubits would be able to crack the vital RSA encryption algorithm, and while such machines ...

The slowdown of a major current in the Atlantic Ocean is boosting the sea level and associated flooding in the Northeast US, on top of the already-rising sea level due to climate change.

US President Trump has proposed a Golden Dome defence system that includes missile interceptors in space. But the idea would ...

Despite a huge media fanfare in which Colossal Biosciences claimed to have resurrected the extinct dire wolf, the company's ...

Women seem to be judged as being more moral than men, which could mean they have further to fall if they don't meet societal ...

China's ambitious Tianwen-2 mission will soon be heading to two extremely different space rocks, and should provide vital ...

Nanoparticle-infused contact lenses can transform infrared radiation into different colours of visible light, potentially ...

Wildlife carers fostering some of Australia’s most precious animals have had to rescue them one by one from rising waters and ...

The galaxy MoM-z14 dates back to 280 million years after the big bang, and the prevalence of such early galaxies is puzzling ...

Many people are worried about the health effects of ultra-processed foods and microplastics, but could these two issues ...

Chinese researchers have a new method to extract uranium from seawater twice as cheaply as previous technologies. Their ...

Teeth are good for chewing and biting, but they are also sensitive – and that may have been their original function hundreds ...