Record-breaking diamond storage can save data for millions of years
Diamonds can store data stably for long periods of time University of Science and Technology of China The famous marketing
Hunter-gatherers built a massive fish trap in Belize 4000 years ago
Satellite image showing channels that formed part of an ancient fishery, and Mayan sites nearby Google Earth Archaeologists have discovered
We’ve taken a photo of a star in another galaxy for the first time
Left: An image of the star WOH G64 taken with the Very Large Telescope Interferometer in Chile. Right: An artist’s
Vital Atlantic Ocean current is already weakening due to melting ice
A study modelling the impact of melting ice suggests scientists have underestimated the risk that an important ocean current will
A 200-year-old mystery about newts has finally been solved
A genetic flaw dooms half of all crested newts to die before they hatch – now we know how this
Red kites and buzzards are being killed by misuse of rat poisons
Red kites have been found with high levels of rodenticides in their livers TheOtherKev/Pixabay Raptors across England are being killed
AI helps robot dogs navigate the real world
Four-legged robot dogs learned to perform new tricks by practising in a virtual platform that mimics real-world obstacles – a
2024 is set to be the first year that breaches the 1.5°C warming limit
Firefighters work to control a blaze in California in July ABACA/Shutterstock 2024 is now almost certain to become the first
Bird flu infects a pig in the US, potentially raising risks to humans
Every time H5N1 infects a mammal, it has a chance to develop mutations that make it more transmissible Alamy Stock
Infinite monkey theorem: Chimpanzees will never randomly type the complete works of Shakespeare
“Alas, poor ape, how thou sweat’st!” Colin Waters/Alamy If every chimpanzee on Earth were given a typewriter, they wouldn’t reproduce