Category: Technology

An artist’s impression of the star’s orbit with the black hole.  ESO/L. Calçada A huge stellar black hole just 2,000 light-years away in the constellation Aquila, 33 times as massive as the Sun, was discovered. Scientists have found the largest stellar black hole ever seen in our Milky Way using data from the Gaia mission […]

Most people are aware of earthworms, but probably give them little thought. Some have a notion they are “good for the soil”. Others regard them with distaste and think of slimy animals associated with decay. But these alien-looking animals are remarkable and control the foundations of life from their subterranean world. Earthworms engineer the soil […]

Maserati GranCabrio Folgore EV Maserati The Maserati GranCabrio Folgore EV was announced during Folgore Day, marking the company’s shift towards electric vehicles. Experience the excitement of the launch of the brand-new Maserati GranCabrio Folgore and the introduction of the comprehensive Maserati Folgore 100% electric lineup. Bold innovation, a performance inspired by the world’s most renowned […]

A lot of people think of hoarding as something extreme – a home crammed to the ceiling with possessions. But it tends to start gradually, and research has found it can begin in adolescence or even childhood. The information people have about it often comes from documentaries about severe cases, focusing on overflowing piles of […]

Toyota Japan will design, develop, and operate a pressurized Lunar rover for NASA, for crewed and uncrewed exploration on the Moon. NASA’s Administrator Bill Nelson, and Japan’s Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Masahito Moriyama, shook hands on a deal to help folks sustainably explore the Moon. They want to send a […]

Retirement can be an exciting but also scary prospect for many. How you fill your time is totally up to you, but with so many choices it can be a bit daunting. But it’s important to make sure you keep active, physically and mentally. Hobbies can increase wellbeing by boosting brain function, enhancing social skills […]

A robot is chatting to an elderly British man in his bedroom. The robot has a cheery demeanour and a pleasantly high-pitched voice. The robot – perhaps because of the man’s age – starts asking him about his memories of the second world war: “Please tell me what was the most difficult thing you and […]

Media reports about the biodiversity crisis and what researchers have argued qualifies as a mass extinction event tend to focus on the big ecological effects. Melting ice sheets, severe weather events, droughts, habitat loss and wildfires dominate headlines. So too do the plights of large iconic animals – orangutans, gorillas, polar bears, rhinos, elephants, pangolins. […]

Deepfake pornography – where someone’s likeness is imposed into sexually explicit images with artificial intelligence – is alarmingly common. The most popular website dedicated to sexualised deepfakes, usually created and shared without consent, receives around 17 million hits a month. The content almost exclusively targets women. There has also been an exponential rise in “nudifying” […]

Flowers may look delicate – but flowering plants, what scientists call angiosperms, are one of the most successful evolutionary organisms on the planet. Including more than 350,000 known species, they dominate the ecological system, shape food webs and play a vital role in oxygen production. Plus, many of them are valuable commercial crops – think […]