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Autism may have two distinct subtypes that vary by brain activity
Evidence is mounting that there are distinct subtypes of autism, and now, scientists have found that the condition can vary according to the strength of people's brain connections
Categories: Astronomy
Arctic Ocean reaches tipping point that could be dire for marine life
Disappearing sea ice is letting more sunlight in the Arctic Ocean and boosting phytoplankton growth, but this has depleted a crucial nutrient, which could severely affect animals higher up the food chain
Categories: Astronomy
Arctic Ocean reaches tipping point that could be dire for marine life
Disappearing sea ice is letting more sunlight in the Arctic Ocean and boosting phytoplankton growth, but this has depleted a crucial nutrient, which could severely affect animals higher up the food chain
Categories: Astronomy
Technology is changing our perspective on nature – at every scale
Inspired by Ariel Waldman’s docuseries Life Unearthed, columnist Annalee Newitz explores how microscopes, drones and specialised cameras are giving us an unprecedented view of nature from many different vantage points
Categories: Astronomy
Technology is changing our perspective on nature – at every scale
Inspired by Ariel Waldman’s docuseries Life Unearthed, columnist Annalee Newitz explores how microscopes, drones and specialised cameras are giving us an unprecedented view of nature from many different vantage points
Categories: Astronomy
Has the answer to life's origins been hiding in our cells all along?
The surprising discovery of mysterious blobs inside our cells is revolutionising our understanding of how life works, and how it got started
Categories: Astronomy
Has the answer to life's origins been hiding in our cells all along?
The surprising discovery of mysterious blobs inside our cells is revolutionising our understanding of how life works, and how it got started
Categories: Astronomy
Sperm have been made magnetic to allow IVF inside the body
IVF could be done inside the body using a revolutionary technique that reduces the invasiveness of the traditional fertility treatment
Categories: Astronomy
Sperm have been made magnetic to allow IVF inside the body
IVF could be done inside the body using a revolutionary technique that reduces the invasiveness of the traditional fertility treatment
Categories: Astronomy
The social media ban is an experiment – here’s how it will be studied
Scientists have long grappled with how to measure the effect of social media on children. Now, the UK government has announced a total ban for everyone under 16, and researchers are rushing to design rigorous studies before it comes into effect
Categories: Astronomy
The social media ban is an experiment – here’s how it will be studied
Scientists have long grappled with how to measure the effect of social media on children. Now, the UK government has announced a total ban for everyone under 16, and researchers are rushing to design rigorous studies before it comes into effect
Categories: Astronomy
Inside the start-up aiming for a giant leap in robot intelligence
Physical Intelligence is drawing on the broad knowledge of large language models to help robots understand instructions and learn to carry out any task independently
Categories: Astronomy
Inside the start-up aiming for a giant leap in robot intelligence
Physical Intelligence is drawing on the broad knowledge of large language models to help robots understand instructions and learn to carry out any task independently
Categories: Astronomy
Are useful and error-free quantum computers only two years away?
Quantum computing firm QuEra says it plans to make a fault-tolerant quantum computer and offer it to users through the cloud in 2028, which will require a real leap in engineering
Categories: Astronomy
Are useful and error-free quantum computers only two years away?
Quantum computing firm QuEra says it plans to make a fault-tolerant quantum computer and offer it to users through the cloud in 2028, which will require a real leap in engineering
Categories: Astronomy
We may have finally solved cosmology's chicken-or-the-egg problem
Galaxies and their supermassive black holes evolve together, but which came first is an ongoing question. Now we may finally have an answer, says columnist Leah Crane
Categories: Astronomy
We may have finally solved cosmology's chicken-or-the-egg problem
Galaxies and their supermassive black holes evolve together, but which came first is an ongoing question. Now we may finally have an answer, says columnist Leah Crane
Categories: Astronomy
'I'll be damned if that's the story we write': Acting NASA Administrator Duffy vows not to lose moon race to China
'Wake up and ask yourself, 'Is what I'm doing helping us get back to the moon?' … If it's not, stop doing it.'
Categories: Astronomy
SpaceX launches powerful satellite to orbit for Indonesian telecom company
It was the 114th Falcon 9 mission of 2025 already.
Categories: Astronomy
Astronomers finally find elusive, dust-shrouded supermassive black holes at ‘Cosmic Dawn’
"This shows how effective the approach of 'Discover with Subaru Telescope, explore with James Webb' can be."
Categories: Astronomy