Quantum computers have an inconvenient problem: they're magnificently efficient at making mistakes. These marvelous machines could one day solve problems that would bring even the most powerful ...

The Sun at the center of our own Solar System is a great advert for nuclear fusion: ultra-high temperatures and pressures combining to fuse hydrogen nuclei together into helium nuclei, releasing a ...

Scientists have discovered a mysterious rock in eastern Papua New Guinea that traveled to the underworld roughly 4.4 million years ago.

It started as a supplement for athletes, and now scientists are investigating the benefits of creatine for more than just muscle.

Night vision often fades first, followed by a narrowing of peripheral vision. In retinitis pigmentosa, this progressive loss can eventually lead to blindness. An experimental treatment has now helped ...

Scientists investigating the possibility of a 'gold rush' on the bottom of the ocean have hit upon an unforeseen 'landmine'.

The sharp stab of a bee sting hurts bad enough, but it's the venom that makes the pain last. But even after the doomed bee has flown away, the stinger keeps on pumping. As part of a new study ...

Superconductors give us sci-fi-worthy technologies like levitating trains, Big-Bang-replicating particle colliders, and medical machines that reveal our innermost secrets – thankfully only the ...

One of the core challenges in diabetes is controlling your blood sugar after eating, particularly when carbohydrates are involved.

Menopause has long been thought of as a terminal moment for the female reproductive system, when ovaries stop releasing eggs and presumably call it a day.

Now, scientists have developed an ingenious little device that can dramatically reduce those reflections by effectively 'swallowing' sound. It's called a sonic black hole, and the new design can be 3D ...

If there's one thing the COVID-19 pandemic taught us, it's that the world isn't always as prepared for a crisis as we might think.