Science
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Zero-carbon shipping fuel could be a new source of pollution
Fossil fuels currently power the shipping industry Sven Hansche/Shutterstock Switching from burning fossil fuels to burning ammonia is a promising…
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Red Note and Lemon8 are not the TikTok refuges you are looking for
Analysis and Technology The Chinese social media apps Red Note and Lemon8 have become popular alternatives for TikTok users ahead…
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Is a broken jet stream causing extreme weather that lasts longer?
At the end of October 2024, a grey gloom descended over the British Isles. Nothing unusual there. But this murky…
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Celtic tribe’s DNA points to female empowerment in pre-Roman Britain
A late Iron Age Durotrigan burial at Winterborne Kingston in Dorset, UK Bournemouth University Genetic analysis of people buried in…
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Are we entering a dangerous new phase of climate change?
Alexander Pohl/Sipa USA/Alamy If ever there were a wake-up call, this is it. The fire alarm is ringing – hell,…
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The space physicist on a mission to discover why Mercury has shrunk
As planets go, Mercury is a world of extremes – and one that doesn’t always make a great deal of…
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Astronomers baffled by bizarre ‘zombie star’ that shouldn’t exist
Artist’s impression of ASKAP J1839-0756, a neutron star emitting beams of radio waves from its magnetic poles James Josephides A…
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Golden oyster mushrooms may stave off signs of ageing
Golden oyster mushrooms growing on a fallen log in Iowa Katie Flenker / Alamy Regularly eating golden oyster mushrooms protected…
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A new definition of obesity could help treat millions of people
Measuring body fat more carefully could help treat obesity Halfpoint/Getty Images Rethinking the way we define obesity could help millions…
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US has imported billions of wild animals in the past 20 years
Songbirds such as canaries were among the most popular wild imports hanif66 via Shutterstock Nearly 3 billion plants and animals…
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