Physicists are uncovering when nature’s strongest force falters
The STAR detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY We are getting closer to understanding when the
Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for work on molecular architecture
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi are the winners of the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via
Your happiness in life may not be U-shaped – here’s how it could vary
Our happiness levels are not constant throughout our lives Ippei & Janine Photography/Getty Images The commonly held belief that happiness
Antarctica may have crossed a tipping point that leads to rising seas
Melting ice sheets in Antarctica will raise sea levels DurkTalsma/Getty Images Antarctica may have passed a climate tipping point of
Our brain ‘swivels’ to focus on sounds from different directions
We can’t physically pivot our ears towards sounds, but our brain still hones in on them Experienced Skins/Getty Images Dogs
Did a star blow up and hit Earth 10 million years ago?
A supernova could have sent cosmic rays hurtling at Earth muratart/Shutterstock An exploding star may have sent cosmic shrapnel flying
Venus has lava tubes, and they’re weird
We are learning more about Venus, the hot, high-pressure planet JSC/NASA We now know for sure that massive underground tunnels,
Unforgeable quantum money can be stored in an ultracold ‘debit card’
A quantum version of a debit card could keep your money safe Globalimages101/Alamy A rudimentary quantum debit card that can
Dome-headed dinosaur from Mongolia is the oldest ever found
Artist’s reconstruction of the pachycephalosaur Zavacephale rinpoche Masaya Hattori A dome-headed dinosaur found in Mongolia had a serious weapon on
Jaguar breaks records by swimming at least 1.3 kilometres
Jaguars are known to be strong swimmers Matthias Graben/imageBROKER RF/Getty Images Camera traps show that an adult male jaguar swam