Rivers are leaking ancient carbon back into the atmosphere
Rivers such as the Chuya in Russia can be a source of carbon dioxide and methane Parilov/Shutterstock Rivers around the
Any wall can be turned into a camera to see around corners
Technology for seeing around corners would be of use to the military Matthew Horwood/Getty Images An ordinary camera could soon
Will SpaceX’s Starship rocket ever work – and what if it doesn’t?
Starship’s ninth test flight took place on 27 May Joe Marino/UPI/Shutterstock Another launch, another failure? With the ninth flight of
Cord blood banking is not living up to its promise
Banking a baby’s umbilical cord blood was once seen as a reasonable way to protect their future health, but much
Why birds decorate their nests with weird and unnatural objects
Red kites sometimes put plastic objects in their nests Mike Read / Alamy Stock Photo Birds may decorate nests with
Ancient Maltese temples may have been schools for celestial navigation
Ħaġar Qim, a megalithic temple complex in southern Malta Felix Choo / Alamy Stock Photo Several 5000-year-old temples in Malta
US east coast faces rising seas as crucial Atlantic current slows
The AMOC is a system of ocean currents that circulates water within the Atlantic Ocean NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific
Chemists discover ‘anti-spice’ that could make chili peppers less hot
Piri piri or African bird’s eye chilli peppers Steidi/Alamy Accidentally made your food too spicy? One day, you might be
Does intermittent fasting improve gut health? Why it’s hard to say
How does intermittent fasting change the gut microbiome? Oliver Leedham/Alamy Stock Photo There is evidence that intermittent fasting alters the
Record heat in 2023 and 2024 may just have been natural variability
Belgium was one of many counties that saw record temperatures in 2024 FREDERIC SIERAKOWSKI/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock The past couple of years have