Norway has formally announced its plan to build the world's first tunnel for ships, paving the way for a gigantic 1.7-kilometre (1 mile) passageway to be dug underneath a rocky peninsula in the country's north-west. The Stad Ship Tunnel, which is expected…

Researchers have discovered a new and unexpected force that acts on nanoparticles in a vacuum, allowing them to be pushed around by pure 'nothingness'. Of course, quantum physics is beginning to make it clear that 'nothingness', as we like to think of it…

Scientists may have discovered evidence of the deepest microbial life ever found on the planet, detecting the presence of organic matter in rock fragments spewed up by mud volcanoes near the deepest place on Earth, the Mariana Trench. While researchers are…

Scientists have developed a novel new water droplet system that could help keep our electronics cool and running at top speeds. Even better, it organically targets hot areas. Inspired by the super-hydrophobic wings of cicada insects, which naturally repel…

Researchers think they've solved one of the longest-standing mysteries in the world of science: which, of all the branches on the animal family tree, is actually the oldest? This debate has gone on for more than a century, with scientists historically concluding…

Researchers in the US say they've created a fluid with negative mass in the lab... which is exactly as mind-bending as it sounds. What it means is that, unlike pretty much every other known physical object, when you push this fluid, it accelerates backwards…

Scientists around the world have spent five sleepless nights staring into the abyss, and are hoping they've been rewarded with something that could change physics forever - the first photo of the event horizon at the edge of a black hole. If their efforts…

While at first glance the crackle of electricity and invisible tug of magnetism seem to be fairly different things, for about 150 years scientists have accepted that they're both fundamentally aspects of the same phenomenon. But there has been a mystery attached…

The Trump administration is reviewing design bids for its proposed wall along the US-Mexico border. But not all plans are interpreting the word 'wall' literally. A group of Mexican and American engineers and urban planners called MADE Collective want to build…

NASA scientists have found more evidence that Saturn's icy moon Enceladus could support life: the presence of hydrogen molecules in huge geysers of water shooting up from the surface. The discovery of this chemical energy source means Enceladus is currently…

The relationship between mind, brain, and body has kept philosophers and scientists busy for centuries. Some of the first interesting – albeit gruesome – experiments on the role of the body in human consciousness considered life after decapitation. In 1905…

Magnetic materials could now be developed faster than ever before, thanks to computer modelling techniques used to build two new types of magnets, atom-by-atom. By using software to predict atom energy, stability, and other interactions inside a computer…

Life-saving medicines could soon be sent directly to the brain with just a sniff, thanks to a new nasal spray that uses gold nanoparticles to cross through the blood-brain barrier. This protective barrier keeps our brains safe from damaging toxins, but also…

Researchers have regenerated the memories and learning abilities of elderly mice by injecting their brains with proteins taken from human umbilical cord blood. The blood of human teenagers had previously been shown to rejuvenate ageing mice, but this new…

The most important set of genetic instructions we all get comes from our DNA, passed down through generations. But the environment we live in can make genetic changes, too. Researchers have now discovered that these kinds of environmental genetic changes…

Blue whales, measuring up to 30 metres (100 feet) long and weighing 170 metric tonnes (190 US tons), are the largest animals in the world, and have been captured on film making strategic decisions on how to get their next meal of krill. The video below taken…

When my parents informed me that my blood type was A+, I felt a strange sense of pride. If A+ was the top grade in school, then surely A+ was also the most excellent of blood types – a biological mark of distinction. It didn't take long for me to recognise…

If your internet rabbit holes have ever taken you to the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle 'death trap', you've probably come across one explanation where methane bubbles create a bizarre sinkhole situation in the middle of the ocean. It sounds cool, but as…

Physicists have come up with what they claim is a mathematical model of a theoretical "time machine" - a box that can move backwards and forwards through time and space. The trick, they say, is to use the curvature of space-time in the Universe to bend time…