Science
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‘Galloping’ bubbles could act as tiny robotic vacuum cleaners
A bubble seen galloping across a container Pedro J. Sáenz et al. (2025) Bubbles can be made to “gallop” across…
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Planetary alignment: How to see every planet in the solar system at once this week
An artist’s impression of the solar system Shutterstock/Vadim Sadovski All of our solar system’s planets are lining up in the…
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The research that will help you not suck at digital communication
Few things in life are as fraught as how we communicate, whether it is anxiously picking the right words to…
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How to think about the most contentious ideas in science
Jeff Goldblum has made many contributions to this world, but perhaps the best is his delivery of an iconic line…
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Extreme heat may speed up biological ageing in older people
A woman drinks water during a heatwave in Hyeres, France Magali Cohen/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images Extreme heat seems to…
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AMOC: Vital ocean current is unlikely to completely shut down this century
The AMOC brings warm water north from the tropics near the surface and takes cool water in the opposite direction…
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Humans were living in tropical forests surprisingly early
The Bété I archaeological site in Ivory Coast was overgrown when researchers visited in 2020 Jimbob Blinkhorn, MPG Humans were…
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Thread-based computer could be knitted into clothes to monitor health
A computer thread being braided with metal and textile yarns to make potential clothing Hamilton Osoy, IFM Stretchy computers on…
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Hofstadter’s butterfly: Physicists capture strange fractal pattern for the first time
Theoretical calculation of the energy levels of electrons in twisted layers of graphene in a magnetic field, showing the fractal…
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People in industrial societies get more sleep than hunter-gatherers
Technology may be wrongly blamed for poor sleep Cavan Images/Getty Images Much has been written about how modern lifestyles mean…
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