Science
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How scientists created the first image of the Milky Way’s black hole
For the first time, we have imaged the black hole at the centre of our own galaxy. The Event Horizon…
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Mars was wet more recently than we thought, according to Chinese rover
There may have been liquid water on Mars much more recently than we thought, according to an analysis of rocks…
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Most Great Barrier Reef coral studied this year was bleached
More than 90 percent of Great Barrier Reef coral surveyed this year was bleached in the fourth such mass event…
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A tiny graphene device could detect neutrinos from the big bang
Neutrinos from the early universe have never been detected directly but a device that uses the atom-thick material graphene might be…
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We have 48% chance of breaching 1.5°C target by 2026, says Met Office
The world could soon temporarily overshoot the 1.5°C warming threshold – showing how close we are coming to missing the…
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Aliens could say hello by arranging planets in prime number pattern
A sufficiently advanced alien civilisation would be able to arrange the orbits of the planets in its star system in…
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5 major tech annoyances and how to fix them
“No, I hear you. You’re telling me that true ‘synergy’ can only be achieved through ‘blue-sky thinking’ and giving it…
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Utilities push back against growth of rooftop solar panels
One of the biggest thrills Lynn Krell and her husband experienced after they installed solar panels on the roof of…
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Deadly ‘wet-bulb temperatures’ are being stoked by climate change and heat waves
Parts of India and Pakistan have been sweltering for weeks under a record-breaking heat wave, exposing more than a billion…
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Irritable bowel syndrome may be caused by overreacting gut cells
Epithelial cells in the gut continue to be active in mice even after an irritant or infection clears, which may…
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