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Quantum computing hardware has been progressing rapidly in recent years - and quantum software is following ...

Biological nanopore technology revolutionised DNA sequencing - now it has been adapted for analysing alcoholic drinks, providing a quick test for quality and safety ...

The biodiversity, climate, health, water and food crises need to be addressed together rather than regarded as separate issues, urges a major report ...

An asteroid orbiting near our planet that temporarily became our second moon seems to have come from the actual moon, hinting that a hidden population of lunar rocks is drifting in space ...

Renewable energy continued to grow in 2024, and there were other hopeful developments in technologies aiming to reverse the rise in greenhouse gas emissions ...

One of the biggest uncertainties in the ongoing AI revolution is whether these systems can legally be trained on copyrighted data. Now, the UK says it plans to clarify the matter with a change to the law ...

The fossilised remains of an ancient carnivore provide intriguing hints about how early relatives of mammals began regulating their own body temperature ...

A long-envisioned futuristic world of humanoid robots doing all the work has yet to arrive, but these startling images reveal some of the surprising ways that advanced robotics is becoming more ubiquitous in people's lives ...

Eating disorders have increased - and many are pointing the finger at sites like Instagram and TikTok ...

A review of chemical exposures across 38 countries finds common plastic products are linked to millions of cases of heart disease and thousands of strokes ...