ETH Zurich Launches “Google for DNA” Search Engine
Rare hereditary diseases can be identified in patients and specific mutations in tumour cells detected – DNA sequencing…
Giant fish-eating spider makes big comeback in the UK
Fen Raft Spiders, which are one of the rarest species across the British Isles, have steadily increased their…
palaeontologist who showed that dinosaurs still walk among us — as birds
Credit: Katja Heinemann/Aurora/Cavan/Alamy Mark Norell, whose discoveries helped to demonstrate that birds are living dinosaurs, has died aged…
10 global solar giants reshaping our energy future in 2025
Once a distant dream of clean energy, solar power now spreads like sunlight itself. Vast, unstoppable, and life-giving.…
Astronomers Find Mystery Dark Object in Distant Universe
Using a global network of telescopes, astronomers have detected the lowest-mass dark object yet found in the universe.…
Uncovering Genetic Roots of Uveitis in Appaloosas
In a groundbreaking study published in BMC Genomics, a team of researchers led by Kingsley et al. has…
what this says about ocean health
Most people are lucky to simply get a glimpse of some fragment of a whale. A subtle puff…
Gigantic magma chambers found beneath “dormant” volcanoes
A new study used earthquake waves to peer under the Cascade Range, revealing persistent pockets of magma beneath…
The mood is ominous at CSIRO as jobs disappear ‘by stealth’ – and staff are wondering who’s next | CSIRO
The mood in parts of Australia’s national scientific agency is low after a mystery number of AI, robotics…