scientists
Trio win Nobel prize for revealing quantum physics in action
Past winners of the Nobel physics prize include some of the most influential figures in the history of science, such as Albert Einstein
Scientists create human eggs using skin cells
The process involves removing the nucleus from a woman’s skin cell and inserting it into an egg, or oocyte, from which the nucleus has been removed
Australian scientists grapple with ‘despicable’ butterfly heist
[SYDNEY] Almost eight decades after Colin Wyatt stole and then vandalised thousands of precious Australian butterfly specimens, scientists are still untangling his web of deception.
Scientists in Japan develop plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours
Plastic pollution is set to triple by 2040, the UN Environment Programme has predicted
Scientists in Mexico develop tortilla for people without a fridge
As well as the nutritional benefits, the fermented ingredients mean the tortilla can be kept for up to a month without refrigeration, much longer than a homemade one, according to its creators
Google develops AI co-scientist to aid researchers
The new tool uses advanced reasoning to help scientists synthesize vast amounts of literature and generate novel hypotheses
Scientists reveal how to make dogs pay attention
The test subjects included eight mongrels as well as Staffordshire terriers, Australian shepherds and poodle
2024 was the first year above 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming, scientists say
Every month in 2024 was the warmest or second-warmest for that month since records began
Nobel prize for medicine goes to US scientists Ambros and Ruvkun
The laureates discovered the new class of tiny RNA molecules, which play a crucial role in gene regulation
Ants perform limb amputations on injured comrades to save their lives
The amputation process itself takes at least 40 minutes and sometimes more than three hours
