Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...

Don Juan Pond is a mysterious lake in Antarctica that contains so much calcium chloride, it doesn't freeze in subzero ...

In 2015, after decades of relative stability, Antarctica's sea ice suddenly began to disappear. Sea ice extent reached a record low in 2023, and scientists have now figured out what happened in that ...

Samples of "trinitite" created during the world’s first nuclear bomb test in 1945 contain unique crystals never seen before.

Newly spotted asteroid 2026 JH2, which could be up to 115 feet wide, will fly past Earth closer than some satellites on ...

A pill called ensitrelvir is the first drug shown to effectively reduce infection after exposure to SARS-CoV-2.

Tired of pet hair clogging your air purifiers? You don't need to waste hours washing and vacuuming the filters anymore — the ...

A burial of an elite Roman-era woman who appears to have been buried with exotic resins has been discovered in Colchester.

We have tested the Withings ScanWatch 2: this immensely stylish alternative to bulky, rugged smartwatches does a great job of ...

The treatment: After three days of favipiravir treatment, the child's COVID symptoms improved, and on the fifth day, a ...

Dozens of scientists have banded together to pen scathing research letters to the journal Science about the publication of a study claiming the 14,500-year-old Monte Verde archaeological site in Chile ...

Human brains have been shrinking since prehistoric times, some studies suggest. Whether this is true and why it has happened ...