Physicists created an electron ‘catapult’ that moves particles at ‘extraordinary’ speed
Using a new method, physicists found a way to ‘catapult’ electrons across solar materials in quadrillionths of a second.
Computing quiz: Can you match these ‘ancient’ devices to their pictures?
Think you know your technology? Put your computing knowledge to the test by matching classic and modern devices to their images.
Top 5 tips for surviving hay fever season
Here are five great tips to help reduce the impact of hay fever this spring.
7 creepy facts about the human body you didn’t learn in school
The human body is capable of some truly remarkable things – even if they can be a little gross at times. Some of its strangest
Flash flooding swamps Hawaii, prompting evacuation orders for 5,500 people
Oahu’s emergency office has ordered residents in the Waialua area to ‘leave now’ amid risk of road failures.
Former FBI chief, Robert Mueller, dead at 81
Robert Mueller oversaw the probe into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 United States election.
Trump threatens to deploy ICE to airports amid Homeland Security shutdown
The US president called on immigration agents to place ‘heavy emphasis’ on the arrests of Somali immigrants.
Science and armed conflict
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses how science and armed conflict have been intertwined throughout history, from the Greeks in 400 B.C. to the use
Thousands urged to evacuate as Hawaii flooding anticipated to cause widespread damage
As Hawaii endures its worst flooding in more than 20 years, officials are urging people in hard-hit areas to “LEAVE NOW.” The warning early Saturday
Iranian Kurdish fighters find themselves in the middle of U.S.-Iran war as they wait in Iraq
Despite the attacks on Iranian Kurdish camps in Iraq, there remains a waiting game for Iranian Kurds hoping to play a part in regime change
Synaptic wiring reveals neuronal identity without relying on morphology
Recent technological advances facilitate the reconstruction of complete brain connectomes in small organisms and partial connectomes in mammals, involving the mapping of the network of
Weaning reshapes gut microbes to strengthen lifelong immune defenses
According to a team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Tongji University and collaborating institutions, weaning or switching from milk to solid food in
Tiny gene mutations shape cancer behavior and immune response
Cancer is often thought of as a single disease. Yet even tumors that arise in the same organ can follow very different genetic paths.