The flow of ice at Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica has sped up dramatically due to the disintegration of the ice shelf in front of it, and this could lead to faster sea level rise ...

Science funding cuts in the UK are expected to be a "devastasting blow" for physics research, affecting international ...

Five volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io erupted simultaneously, spewing a mind-boggling amount of lava onto the surface and giving us clues to what may lie underneath ...

By matching uterine contractions up with the body’s natural circadian rhythms, inducing labour in the early morning is linked to shorter labour and fewer emergency C-sections ...

Being induced in the early morning can shorten labour by several hours by matching uterine contractions up with the body’s natural circadian rhythms ...

A change in atmospheric chemistry during the covid pandemic resulted in methane concentrations spiking, raising concerns that ...

Kanzi, a bonobo with exceptional language skills, took part in a make-believe tea party that demonstrated cognitive abilities ...

An otherworldly coral, a very cute moth and an intricately beautiful mushroom are among the winners in the prize this year ...

An experiment with superconducting qubits opens the door to determining whether quantum devices could be less energetically ...

From a tail adjusted for water propulsion, to fish-capturing jaws, Spinosaurus is perfectly adapted to a semi-aquatic lifestyle, but there's still much more to discover, says paleontologist Nizar Ibra ...

The psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT seemed to induce similar patterns of brain activity in a lama - a revered spiritual teacher in ...

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