Three years ago, a single “ghost particle” soared into the Mediterranean with more energy than any ever observed before. refractor.io/space/origin...

New research is offering a dramatic new way to read Dante Alighieri’s Inferno : not simply as a religious vision of Hell, but as an early attempt to … refractor.io/space/mediev...

Neil Mabbott , University of Edinburgh / The Conversation refractor.io/infectious-d...

Every day in the US, an average of 6,000 women enter menopause. refractor.io/aging/menopa...

Astronomers have uncovered a surprising twist in the Milky Way's story. refractor.io/space/milky-...

Eef Hogervorst , Loughborough University / The Conversation refractor.io/mental-healt...

Each year in the US, around 90,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

There’s no doubt about it – burning stuff is what makes us human. refractor.io/history/cave...

As deforestation accelerates across the Amazon, scientists are uncovering a disturbing new consequence: humans are transmitting diseases to wildlife. refractor.io/environment/...

Does the way information "sticks" to our brains differ depending on the medium? refractor.io/learning-mem...

With NASA having recently accelerated its timeline for building permanent habitats on the Moon, scores of scientists are focused on tackling the myri… refractor.io/mental-healt...

Shafqat Ahrar Jaigirdar , Sheffield Hallam University / The Conversation refractor.io/fitness/some...

Bumblebees may be smarter than we give them credit for, with a new study showing the fuzzy insects have the cognitive plasticity required to overcome… refractor.io/biology/bumb...

A medication commonly given as an off-label treatment for sleep problems may be more risky than we thought – and when prescribed for obstructive slee… refractor.io/sleep/common...

Hassan Vally , Deakin University / The Conversation refractor.io/fitness/weak...

String theory is perhaps the greatest tragedy of modern science. refractor.io/physics/boot...

Chloe Heys , University of Lancashire ; Kevin Arbuckle , Swansea University , and Matilda Brindle , University of Oxford / The Conversation refractor.io/biology/bird...

Circumcision may soon be fully reversible.

We're a step closer to understanding how energy is spread across the Universe, with the most detailed map of intergalactic magnetism ever produced. refractor.io/space/larges...

For nearly 200 years , biologists felt they had a pretty good grasp of the nudibranch genus Thecacera. refractor.io/biology/sesa...

Abrar Ahmad Chughtai , Holly Seale , & Md Saiful Islam , UNSW Sydney / The Conversation refractor.io/infectious-d...

Christopher Lieu , University of Colorado Anschutz / The Conversation refractor.io/cancer/break...

Last month , tour guides in the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard made a grisly discovery, chancing upon the carcasses of a young male polar b… refractor.io/environment/...

The US has its first and only oral COVID-19 post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) on its way, after a Phase III trial of the drug ensitrelvir met goals req… refractor.io/infectious-d...

A deep-sea mystery that has stumped researchers for the past two-and-a-half years has a solution, with marine scientists from NOAA Fisheries and the … refractor.io/biology/myst...

Kovi Rose , University of Sydney / The Conversation refractor.io/space/rosett...

Bus-sized cephalopods reminiscent of the legendary kraken may have sat at the top of the food chain, using their smarts to hunt down prey in the ocea… refractor.io/biology/krak...

Researchers have developed a urine-based screening tool that may help identify individuals who are most likely to be diagnosed with autism later in l… refractor.io/adhd-autism/...

You know the story . refractor.io/space/superm...

You know the story .

Carrie McDonough , Carnegie Mellon University / The Conversation refractor.io/society-heal...

Neanderthals used tar extracted from birch tree bark as a glue to haft their tools, according to previous research. refractor.io/history/stic...

The rules of biology have been torn up by a small fish in the Pacific that steals light-producing molecules from its food in the only known example o… refractor.io/biology/biol...

No matter what we throw at fire detection, from drones to advanced prediction models and watch towers , predicting when and where blazes will start r… refractor.io/environment/...

If you work in a city, there’s a good chance you’ve got your morning commute down to a fine art, getting you to the office with your coffee in hand w… refractor.io/physics/expe...

Bird navigation has puzzled animal scientists for a long time, despite decades of research, not least because each species seems to have its own flig… refractor.io/biology/pige...

It’s not unusual to feel fatigued or experience brain fog after recovering from a viral illness. refractor.io/infectious-d...

It came from a creature of the depths. refractor.io/biology/limb...

Kai James , Georgia Institute of Technology / The Conversation refractor.io/physics/conf...

Scientists have identified a new way to supercharge the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide, opening the door to boosting the drug's weight-loss power… refractor.io/disease/obes...

Cathy Montgomery & Abi Rose , Liverpool John Moores University / The Conversation refractor.io/diet-nutriti...

The aroma of freshly cut grass is one of nature’s most recognizable and enjoyable scents, so you might be surprised to learn that it's actually the s… refractor.io/environment/...

One of the biggest mysteries in neuroscience is why women account for nearly two-thirds of Alzheimer’s disease cases. refractor.io/brain/estrog...

For many people, osteoporosis is only diagnosed following their first broken bone. refractor.io/imaging-diag...

Never considering myself much of a writer in my youth, I entered the Young Queensland Writers’ Award in Australia with a throwaway short story I’d wh… refractor.io/fitness/pred...

Ashleigh Barrett-Young , University of Otago / The Conversation refractor.io/brain/biomar...

There are more than 800 known species of carnivorous plants. refractor.io/biology/carn...

A disabled kea – a native New Zealand parrot – has invented a bizarre jousting technique that helped turn him into the undefeated alpha male of his g… refractor.io/environment/...

Deep beneath the Pacific near the equator, Earth’s outer core now flows east instead of west.

Stormy skies could send more patients to the emergency room, according to an analysis of weather systems and medical data by researchers in Hungary. refractor.io/stroke/storm...