For the first time, astronomers have found life-supporting molecules called phosphates on Enceladus
Jun 15, 2023 05:24 am UTC| Science
The search for habitable conditions beyond Earth has just become more interesting with the discovery of biologically available phosphorus from one of Saturns moons. Phosphorus is the most elusive of the six crucial...
Jun 15, 2023 03:51 am UTC| Science
Enceladus is the tiny moon of Saturn that seems to have it all. Its icy surface is intricately carved by ongoing geological processes. Its icy shell overlies an internal, liquid ocean. There, chemically charged warm water...
Drilling down on treatment-resistant fungi with molecular machines
May 29, 2023 05:35 am UTC| Science
`Fungi are present on the skin of around 70% of the population, without causing harm or benefit. Some fungal infections, like athletes foot, are minor. Others, like Candida albicans, can be deadly especially for...
May 25, 2023 14:28 pm UTC| Science
Astronomers have been working to better understand the galactic environments of fast radio bursts (FRBs) intense, momentary bursts of energy occurring in mere milliseconds and with unknown cosmic origins. Now, a study...
Biodegradable plastic in clothing doesn't break down nearly as quickly as hoped – new research
May 25, 2023 14:27 pm UTC| Science
Plastic pollution has emerged as one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. Over 100 million tonnes of plastic enters the environment each year, with more than 10 million tonnes ending up in our oceans....
May 23, 2023 15:11 pm UTC| Science
After a three-year hiatus, scientists in the U.S. have just turned on detectors capable of measuring gravitational waves - tiny ripples in space itself that travel through the universe. Unlike light waves, gravitational...
May 16, 2023 13:21 pm UTC| Science
While many rocks dont burn, some of them do. It depends on what the rocks are made of and thats related to how they were formed. There are three main rock types: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. These rocks are...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight