The Higgs boson may have stopped the early universe from collapsing
27 October 2018
Moments after the big bang, calculations show the universe could have collapsed into black holes. The reason it didn’t could be explained by the Higgs boson
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Physicists are turning to Lewis Carroll for help with their maths
26 October 2018
Mathematics produced by Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, has been used to help simplify calculations used by particle physicists
Crashing waves may have spurred the evolution of backbones
25 October 2018
Backbones helped vertebrates conquer the oceans and move onto land. Now a study hints they may have evolved as protection against strong waves in shallow waters
Zapping liquid metal makes it move in a way that can power wheels
25 October 2018
A small metal droplet can propel a wheeled robot forward, paving the way for larger robots that can trundle like tumbleweeds through unfriendly terrain
Skin tans the most when spending every other day out of the sun
25 October 2018
A study suggests your skin tans most when you spend every other day out of the sun, which has the added effect of reducing DNA damage and premature ageing
NATO's huge military exercise will test robots and autonomous vehicles
25 October 2018
In NATO's biggest military exercise since the Cold War it will use self-driving vehicles, robots that fetch gear, and a 3D printer for printing spare parts
Dinosaur fossil may be a whole new species of the first birds
24 October 2018
A fossil of the dinosaur Archaeopteryx is so unlike any other specimens that it belongs to a new species – and could confirm that the animals were early birds
Humpback whales stop singing when cargo ships make a lot of noise
24 October 2018
Male humpback whales often sing during mating season, but recordings from the Pacific suggest noise pollution from cargo ships is making them sing less
Data suggests 60 per cent of babies aren't breastfed after 6 weeks
24 October 2018
Guidelines recommend breastfeeding for 6 months, but data suggests that less than half of mothers in England choose or are able to breastfeed beyond six weeks
Bird-like lungs may have helped dinosaurs rule the world
23 October 2018
When dinosaurs dominated Earth, they somehow coped with low oxygen levels. Now a new finding suggests they may have thrived thanks to bird-like lungs
