Mars used to have wet and dry seasons similar to ones on Earth
The Curiosity rover has discovered hexagonal patterns in ancient mud on the Red Planet, which hints at cyclical wet and…
Great Wall of China protected from erosion by coat of lichen and moss
Much of the Great Wall of China is covered in a biocrust of lichen, moss and cyanobacteria – it turns…
Extremely rare Bronze Age wooden tool found in English trench
In a wetland on the south coast of England, archaeologists dug up one of the oldest and most complete wooden…
Record-breaking diamond storage can save data for millions of years
Researchers have used lasers to encode information in diamonds, demonstrating record-breaking data density in an ultra-stable and long-lasting system
Perseverance rover may hold secrets to newly discovered Mars volcano
There appears to be a volcano near Jezero crater on Mars and the Perseverance rover might already have samples from…
Colossal scientist now admits they haven’t really made dire wolves
Despite a huge media fanfare in which Colossal Biosciences claimed to have resurrected the extinct dire wolf, the company's chief…
AI voices are hard to spot even if you know audio might be a deepfake
Deepfake audio can trick people even when they know they might be hearing an AI-generated voice – AI-powered detectors may…
Cooling system could replace air con and drastically cut energy use
A heat-pump-like system that relies on a phenomenon called electrocaloric cooling could heat or chill a room almost twice as…
Persistent pain after a UTI may be due to an overgrowth of nerve cells
Many people experience ongoing pain even after a urinary tract infection has supposedly passed. Now, research suggests this may be…
Most effective migraine drugs revealed by review of trial data
A meta-analysis of 137 clinical trials finds triptan drugs are among the most effective for treating migraines, while newer ditan…