Stories reveal the emotional toll of prolonged separation across geographical distances when loved ones are no longer ‘just one flight away’

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Sun’s upper atmosphere – the corona – and sampled particles and magnetic fields there.

The router in your home might be intercepting some of your Internet traffic and sending it to a different destination.

Flaws in diamonds — atomic defects where carbon is replaced by nitrogen or another element — may offer an interface for quantum computing.

When it comes to climate-friendly behaviour, there is often a gap between what we want and what we actually do.

The millipede has 1,306 legs — more than any other animal — and belongs to a new species that has been named Eumillipes persephone.

The lake bed on the island of Eysturoy contains a sediment layer laid down around 500 AD that documents the first arrival of sheep & humans.

Despite what skeptics say, being kind to oneself is not a New Age fad – and there is research to back it up.

Researchers have been working for years to develop systems that can help these patients carry out some tasks on their own.

UC Riverside fruit-fly study shows food choice can be regulated to mitigate nutrient deficit or excess.

The COVID-19 global pandemic has shown humanity a new way to reduce climate change: Scrap in-person meetings and conventions.

Fat is vital for life but too much can lead to health problems. CRISPR could help speed genetic discovery in the study of obesity.

A world-first study warns 1,500 endangered languages could no longer be spoken by the end of this century.

Researchers engineered a robot to scare mosquitofish away, revealing how fear alters its behavior, physiology and fertility.

Artificial intelligence can predict which people who attend memory clinics will develop dementia within two years with 92 per cent accuracy.

Even those tracking each new discovery about the coronavirus and its variants may not be aware of the virus’ sugar cravings.

A study in 44 countries found that, over time, the increase in COVID-19 related deaths was significantly slower in countries with mandates.

Researchers reported finding no fewer than 114 species of animals, coexisting in a complex community, on a ship’s ram from a sunk ship.

Scientists developed a new method of incorporating plant-based protein into cow milk, using current standard dairy processing equipment.

Millions of people around the world lack access to electricity. Decentralised solar-battery systems are key for addressing this.