Category: Science & Research

Oxford physicists have demonstrated a new class of Schrödinger’s cat-like quantum states, pushing laboratory control of quantum superposition beyond the familiar model of two

Scientists have identified cancer-linked mutations in brain immune cells that may help fuel Alzheimer’s disease, opening a new line of inquiry into how ageing

Researchers reviewing federally backed evidence on alcohol and health have recommended that adults consume no more than one alcoholic drink a day, after finding

Bumblebees have been shown to solve a complex tool-use puzzle without being trained, strengthening evidence that advanced problem-solving is not confined to humans, apes,

Controlled fire whirls have emerged as a promising tool for tackling offshore oil spills after large-scale field tests showed that spinning columns of flame

Scientists have identified a vast fan-shaped geological structure buried beneath East Antarctica, linking several major subglacial basins into one coherent system that may influence

MIT and IBM researchers have opened a new front in multimodal artificial intelligence by releasing ChartNet, a large synthetic dataset designed to teach smaller

Scientists have identified a link between biological changes present at birth, the development of gut bacteria during infancy and early signs of autism spectrum

Solar physicists have identified a hidden change inside the Sun that could force a reassessment of how space-weather models track the solar cycle, after

Low levels of vitamin B12 and folate may be tied to persistent fatigue and weaker motivation even among adults who appear otherwise healthy, adding

Cannabidiol has shown signs of reducing damaging brain inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease experiments, strengthening scientific interest in immune-based approaches to a disorder still dominated

Humanity is consuming resources at a rate the planet cannot sustain, a new peer-reviewed study has warned, placing pressure on food systems, climate stability,

Nitrate-rich beetroot juice can lower blood pressure in older adults within two weeks by changing bacteria in the mouth, adding fresh weight to evidence

Cornell engineers have built a robotic collective that moves, reshapes and adapts without a central controller, marking a fresh advance in efforts to design

Cambridge researchers have built a new class of light-emitting diode by electrically activating insulating nanoparticles, a breakthrough that could widen the path for sharper

Scientists have found radioactive iron from exploded stars locked inside Antarctic ice, offering fresh evidence that Earth is moving through a cloud of ancient

Qatar Science & Technology Park has launched a $30 million Tech Venture Fund to back early-stage deeptech companies headquartered in Qatar, positioning the initiative

Cannabis use among people over 65 is climbing as legal access expands, but specialists are warning that the drug may carry higher risks for

Fresh scrutiny of one of Earth’s largest known eruptions is weakening the idea that humanity was almost erased by a volcanic winter 74,000 years

Saudi Arabia’s biodiversity record has expanded with Taibah University documenting a previously undescribed burrowing scorpion species from Harrat Uwayrid in AlUla Governorate, marking a

MIT neuroscientists have identified a large pool of dormant neural connections in the adult brain, challenging a long-held assumption that “silent synapses” largely disappear

Patients offered a new generation of Alzheimer’s drugs face a sharper debate over whether modest biological gains justify the risks of brain swelling, bleeding

Giant prehistoric insects may not have owed their extraordinary size to oxygen-rich air after all, after new research challenged one of palaeobiology’s most familiar

Scientists have developed a soil-powered fuel cell that uses naturally occurring microbes to generate enough electricity for low-power underground sensors, opening a possible route

Fresh financing for an experimental therapy targeting brain injury in newborns has sharpened attention on one of neonatal medicine’s hardest gaps: the absence of

Medical robots are moving from specialist showcases into mainstream care, changing how operations are performed, how scans are read and how hospitals manage overstretched

Higher calcium intake was linked to a markedly lower likelihood of age-related macular degeneration in a Chinese case-control study that adds fresh evidence to

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology has announced a new advance in stem cell-based embryo modelling that researchers say could improve how scientists

Scientists are advancing a new way to search for life beyond Earth by looking not for a single decisive signal on one planet, but

Scientists have identified 37 active subglacial lakes beneath glaciers in the Canadian Arctic, with 35 of them not previously documented, adding a significant new

Scientists tracking airborne particles over agricultural land in Oklahoma have identified medium-chain chlorinated paraffins, or MCCPs, in the atmosphere, marking what researchers describe as

A prototype chip developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego has opened a possible new route to cutting energy waste inside

Earth is becoming brighter after dark overall, but the shift is proving far less uniform than older global averages suggested, with fast-growing parts of

Psychedelic drugs appear to alter consciousness by loosening the brain’s usual chain of command, allowing regions that normally operate in more separate layers to