Lightning may look beautiful but every year it kills thousands of people, does huge amounts of damage to buildings and…
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Almost a century ago, German physicist Werner Heisenberg realised the laws of quantum mechanics placed some fundamental limits on how…
Is there such a thing as nothing? – Reggie, aged seven, Darlington Could someone see nothing? What does nothing look…
We know more about the Moon than the deep sea. This idea has been repeated for decades by scientists and science…
Across much of the world’s oceans, waves are getting bigger. In the Southern Ocean, where storm-driven swell can propagate halfway…
Time travel makes regular appearances in popular culture, with innumerable time travel storylines in movies, television and literature. But it…
Creativity for all – but loss of skills? Lynne Parker, Associate Vice Chancellor, University of Tennessee Large language models are…
As we prepare to invest money to prevent the next global pandemic and find solutions to many other problems, science funders have a…
Real-world technology is often foretold by science fiction. In 1927, characters in the film Metropolis made video calls to each other. Star…
Nanomedicines took the spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers are using these very small and intricate materials to develop diagnostic tests…