Category : science

China’s ‘artificial sun’ has got hotter than the real thing (and it’s on Earth)

Could this be the key to limitless clean energy?

I’ve Worked in Republican Politics. The Party’s Voter Suppression in the Midterms Has Been a Disgrace

To tolerate this disenfranchisement is to be complicit in the worst of this nation’s past, writes Elise Jordan

Killer whales display personality traits similar to humans

Killer whales display personality traits similar to those of humans, such as bravery, cheerfulness and stubbornness, a study has found. For the first time researchers assessed captive whales using personality measures usually reserved for humans, ask...

Germany tweaks law to limit diesel car bans

The German government will ease air pollution law so as to spare cities that only slightly exceed limits on harmful nitrogen dioxide (NO2) from diesel vehicle bans, ministers agreed Thursday, sparking sharp criticsm by environmentalists. Major citie...

A Treatment for Migraines

Find out why Aimovig is on TIME's list of the best inventions of 2018.

Face off: Realistic masks made in Japan find demand from tech, car companies

Company founder Osamu Kitagawa came up with the idea while working at a printing machine manufacturer. For example, a Japanese car company ordered a mask of a sleeping face to improve its facial recognition technology to detect if a driver had doze...

Deputy Killed in Thousand Oaks Shooting 'Died Doing What He Would've Wanted to Do,' Widow Says

The family of Sgt. Ron Helus, who was killed in the Thousand Oaks shooting, called him a hero in a new interview

'We trust our rocket', crew says ahead of first space launch since failure

A U.S. astronaut said on Thursday she had full confidence in the safety of the Russian-made Soyuz rocket that will blast a three-person crew into space next month in the first such launch since a rocket failure. Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko and...

Toys That Evolve With Your Baby

Find out why Lovevery Play Kits is on TIME's list of the best inventions of 2018.

The Saudis Can Fix Oil Prices, But Can They Repair the Crown Prince’s Image?

Saudi Arabia fears that the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi will continue to poison attitudes of foreign investors toward the kingdom

U.K.'s Minister for Brexit Quits as Lawmakers Begin to Desert Theresa May Over E.U. Deal

Brexit secretary Dominic Raab and secretary for Work and Pensions Esther McVey both said they could not support May's new Brexit deal.

Rocky planet found orbiting Earth’s neighbouring star

Astronomers have hunted for a planet orbiting the red dwarf since the Sixties

Visualising viruses: how art and science can flourish together

There are many ways of visualising scientific concepts, as we discovered when an artist got in touch about some of our work.

A giant crater found in Greenland might be the key to an unproven extinction theory

Buried a half-mile deep under the icy plains of Greenland’s Hiawatha Glacier, scientists have discovered a giant crater. Nearly 20 miles wide, the crater is among the 25 largest in the world; for scale, NASA says it’s a bit bigger than th...

Migrants in Caravans Are Arriving in Their Hundreds at the Mexico-U.S. Border

A couple of dozen migrants scaled the steel border fence to celebrate their arrival, chanting "Yes, we could!"

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