We may finally know what caused the biggest cosmic explosion ever seen
The gamma ray burst known as GRB221009A is the biggest explosion astronomers have ever glimpsed and we might finally know what caused the blast
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UK’s Online Safety Bill to become law, but can it be enforced?
After years of political wrangling, wide-ranging online rules are about to become UK law – but complying with and enforcing the regulations won’t be e
Saturn’s moon Mimas may be hiding a vast global ocean under its ice
Close measurements of Mimas’s orbit suggest there could be an ocean 30 kilometres deep beneath the small moon’s icy exterior
What are the prospects for life on the icy moons Europa and Enceladus?
As far as we know, there are three main ingredients required for life: liquid water, an energy source and complex chemistry. Do Europa or Enceladus ha
Watch a robot with living muscles walk through water
A tiny, biohybrid robot moves by contracting lab-grown muscle tissue in its legs – but it needs help to stand up in a water tank and it tops out at ju
UK AI summit is a ‘photo opportunity’ not an open debate, critics say
The AI Safety Summit, hosted by UK prime minister Rishi Sunak, has been criticised for a lack of diverse perspectives, focusing on the wrong problems
Recycled coffee grounds can be used to make stronger concrete
Using spent coffee grounds to replace some of the sand in concrete makes the material stronger and could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from coffee g
Pneumatic computer uses pressure instead of electricity
A computer chip made of glass and silicone holds liquids that move from one side of the chip to the other in reaction to pressure changes. This has be
Can any nation protect against a Ukraine-style drone smuggling attack?
Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb showed how small, cheap drones can be smuggled into a country and used against expensive military hardware. Now, there a
We are undergoing unprecedented loss of freshwater across the planet
Rising temperatures are causing water to evaporate and driving humans to extract more groundwater, which is moving freshwater from the land to the sea