25 November 2020
An extraordinary number of arrows dating from the Stone Age to the medieval period have melted out of a single ice patch on a Norwegian mountainside in recent years because of climate change
3 March 2020
Silver has an antibacterial effect by stopping the motors that bacteria use to move around from working properly and making them move more slowly
19 February 2020
Amber from the Cretaceous period trapped a leaf-footed bug with extremely long and wide antennae, which may have helped disguise the insect or confuse predators
14 January 2020
A NASA science balloon picked up two high-energy particles and a new analysis reveals that they can't be explained by the standard model of particle physics
20 December 2019
The row over law enforcement access to encrypted devices won't go away – now two researchers say they may have a middle-ground solution
22 November 2019
Doctors are using artificial intelligence in dozens of hospitals to help them make sense of MRI images of the heart
19 November 2019
Apps that secretly give people access to their partners' smartphones are growing in prominence, but is the threat being taken seriously?
24 October 2019
A study of bus shelters in Poland has found that glass screens can be fatal to birds, but graffiti or dirt prevents collisions
21 September 2019
The threat of a no-deal Brexit is causing staff at several universities in the UK to stockpile scientific equipment, including protective gloves and fly food
20 September 2019
A drone equipped with a nail gun can autonomously hover over a roof and fix tiles in place. Tests showed it was highly precise and held steady while firing
