21 March 2019
A speedy pulsar moving 1100 kilometres per second is racing away from the supernova explosion that created it in this image taken by the Very Large Array radio telescope
21 March 2019
A way of turning cellulose from plants into a superior jet fuel might help limit the growth in greenhouse gas emissions from flying
21 March 2019
Three-quarters of people in studies linking genetics and health are of white European descent, leading us to miss vital clues, says researcher Scott Williams
21 March 2019
The world's smallest bears, sun bears, copy one another's facial expressions as a means of communication. Few other animals are known to do this
20 March 2019
A swarm of bots inspired by the way living cells move can slither through gaps and keep moving if many of its parts fail
20 March 2019
A drug used for anaesthesia can make upsetting memories less vivid and may one day be used to help some people with post-traumatic stress disorder
20 March 2019
Until now, the focus has been on moving to greener means of transport, but some people are proposing that we need to cut back on travelling and stay in one place
20 March 2019
A record-breaking 1.3 billion volts of electric potential were created in a thunderstorm, a voltage that may explain how high-energy gamma rays are made during storms
20 March 2019
Analysing huge genetic databases is allowing us to score people on their risk of common diseases, but the technique isn't ready to roll out across the NHS
19 March 2019
Google announces a streaming service that will allow people to play video games in 4K in their browser – provided they have a good internet connection
