Connect with us
Wherever you have fluid, there you can also find vortex rings.
A small, mysterious galaxy 44 million light-years away is finally yielding up its secrets. Revealed last year to have a shockingly low amount of dark matter,...
Astronomers have mapped about a million previously undiscovered galaxies beyond the Milky Way, in the most detailed survey of the southern sky ever carried out...
Like all stars, our Sun is powered by the fusion of hydrogen into heavier elements. Nuclear fusion is not only what makes stars shine, it is...
Those of us who live free of the chronic pain caused by endometriosis can only imagine what a life of constant discomfort is like. Depression can...
Amusement and pleasant surprises – and the laughter they can trigger – add texture to the fabric of daily life.
As intensive care units hit capacity in many parts of the world, doctors are having to make hard decisions about who gets a bed amid a...
Although the ground beneath our feet feels solid and reassuring (most of the time), nothing in this Universe lasts forever.
Cornered by a dangerous predator, a gecko can self-amputate its still twitching tail, creating a fleeting moment of distraction - a chance for the lizard to...
The periodic table of the elements, principally created by the Russian chemist, Dmitry Mendeleev (1834-1907), celebrated its 150th anniversary last year. It would...