Imagine your houseplant sending you a message: “I’m thirsty — could you water me?” Or a rice field alerting a farmer to a disease outbreak before a single leaf shows visible damage. These scenarios ...

A newly mapped neural circuit shows how our skin senses cool temperatures and sends that info to the brain, revealing an unexpected amplifier in the spinal cord and offering insight into cold-related ...

As most parents of 15- and 16-year-olds do not need to be told, the nerve-wracking countdown to this summer’s GCSEs has begun. In a matter of weeks, it will be time for the May rite of passage that, ...

Penn researchers found that psilocybin can calm brain circuits tied to pain and mood, easing both physical suffering and emotional distress in animal studies. The compound works in the anterior ...

Most scientific fields have been made over with a revolutionary theory at least once in recent centuries. Such makeovers, or paradigm shifts, reorder old knowledge into a new framework. Revolutionary ...

US startup Lunar Outpost raises $30 million to speed moon rover development U.S. startup Lunar Outpost closed a $30 million funding round this week that will speed development of a ‌new moon rover, ...

Quantum physics is the study of matter and energy at its most fundamental level. A central tenet of quantum physics is that energy comes in indivisible packets called quanta. Quanta behave very ...

Highly ranked nationally and internationally, CU Boulder’s Department of Physics is an ideal next step in your academic career. We offer a top-notch education and unbeatable research opportunities for ...

Particle physics is the study of the elementary building blocks of matter and radiation and their interaction. The fundamental particles are summarised by the standard model. This includes leptons ...

When NASA scientists first observed a particular radio burst from the sun in August 2025, there was nothing unusual about it. But then the radio burst kept going. Typically, solar radio bursts like ...

WIRED is obsessed with what comes next. Through rigorous investigations and game-changing reporting, we tell stories that don’t just reflect the moment—they help create it. When you look back in 10, ...

Minimising suffering. Maximising happiness. Saving the planet. Looking after future generations. Worthy goals all, but what happens when they come into conflict? Science and technology are constantly ...