The history of today's stainless steel industry can be traced back to the early 19th century, when scientists noticed iron-chromium alloys resisted corrosion by certain acids. New research,...
Venus is the second planet orbiting our Sun in the Solar System. Circling at an average distance of approximately 108 million kilometres (around 67 million miles)...
Raising Earth's average surface temperature another degree Celsius will lock in 2.5 metres of sea level rise from Antarctica alone and an extra three degrees see...
A new exoplanet discovery is the first of its kind, sitting in a strange 'gap' of exoplanets insanely close to their host stars. The planet is...
New research from Europe has found older people are generally living longer and healthier lives than the previous generation.
Scientists have long theorised that there are other types of superconductor out there waiting to be discovered, and it turns out they were right: new research...
As a species, humans have populated almost every corner of the earth. We have developed technologies and cultures which shape the world we live in.
Scientists in Japan have developed a paper-based sensor equipped with an array of extremely tiny microneedles, which they say can painlessly penetrate human skin for a...
The world's most advanced telescopes were not made for today's temperatures, and it's messing with our observations of the night sky.
Magnetism and electricity are linked together in many weird and wonderful ways throughout science, including the fascinating magnetoelectric effect noticeable in some crystals – where the...