James Webb telescope uses trippy Einstein prediction to probe the farthest reaches of the universe — Space photo of the week
The James Webb telescope peers through a warped bubble of space-time to study galaxies from the first billion years afte...
What's the oldest weapon in the world?
There are a few contenders for the world's oldest weapon, and one is over 400,000 years old.
Science word of the day: Autotroph
Science word of the day: AutotrophPronunciation: AW'-tuh-trohfWhat it means: Autotrophs are organisms that can feed them...
Is Burnham promising a new dawn for North Sea oil and gas?
Image source, PA MediaByKevin KeaneScotland energy correspondentPublished1 minute agoThe final weekend before Andy Burnh...
How new bird show hopes to help endangered flyers
Image source, KynrenImage caption, Kynren's CEO Anna Warnecke and bird curator Jimmy Robinson hope their show will ...
Britain 'set for bumper year' for butterflies
Image source, Iain H Leach/Butterfly ConservationImage caption, The Holly Blue is one species benefitting from a hot and...
The hidden cost of the night shift and how to sleep it off
ByPallab GhoshScience CorrespondentIt is four in the morning, and the ward is quiet. A junior doctor has been on her fee...
Not a housekeeper, but a 'vilica': The many responsibilities of Roman-era female farm managers were overlooked by historians
Women on ancient Roman farms were in charge of making wine, oil — and profits. Historians dismissed them as ‘housekeeper...
Taylor Farms Expands Iceberg Lettuce Recall to 27 States Amid Cyclospora Outbreak
The implicated products were marketed under several brands, and had been shipped as recently as Thursday.
Another reusable rocket? Japan launches, lands RV-X prototype (video)
Japan has succeeded in the first-ever flight test of its RV-X experimental reusable rocket prototype.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 219 — SpaceX Goes to War!
On Episode 219 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the space headlines for the past few weeks.
'We knew we had a lot to live up to': As 'Aliens' turns 40, we chat to the legendary VFX masters who created the Alien Queen (interview)
Legacy Effects' Oscar-nominated duo Shane Mahan and Lindsay MacGowan share tales from the trenches of 1986's 'Aliens'