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The man transforming data from two dramatic storms into music

15 May 2024

Craig Kirkpatrick-Whitby's cancer diagnosis added urgency to his project, as part of musical collective Mining, to turn weather and sea data into music

Sperm whale clicks could be the closest thing to a human language yet

7 May 2024

An analysis of thousands of exchanges between sperm whales suggests they combine short click patterns into longer sequences that could convey a wide range of meanings

Russia’s space weapon: Is it nuclear and does it pose a threat?

15 February 2024

US officials have warned of a new international security threat – a mysterious Russian space weapon that may possess nuclear capabilities. Here’s what you need to know

The Ingenuity helicopter’s Mars mission is over, but it left a legacy

30 January 2024

After nearly three years of exploring Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has taken its final flight – but its astounding performance is a good sign for future drones on other worlds

Newborn great white shark possibly seen in the wild for the first time

29 January 2024

Drone footage filmed off the coast of California shows a 1.5-metre-long, entirely white great white shark pup, probably just hours old – something that has never been seen before

Best use for sunlight navigation device

27 December 2023

Robotic mouse with flexible spine moves with greater speed and agility

6 December 2023

Most robots lack a flexible spine, so researchers created a 3D-printed mouse with the ability to bend its back and found that it could move faster

Drone delivers defibrillators for cardiac arrest faster than ambulance

22 November 2023

People who have gone into cardiac arrest can get treatment faster if a drone delivers a defibrillator, but there needs to be someone nearby trained in CPR, shows a trial in Sweden

The Amazon may contain thousands of undiscovered ancient structures

5 October 2023

Archaeological surveys have uncovered earthworks built by pre-Columbian societies across the Amazon, suggesting the rainforest isn't as pristine as we once thought

NASA’s UFO task force has released its final report – it’s not aliens

14 September 2023

An independent task force formed by NASA to look into unidentified anomalous phenomena found no evidence of alien craft, and suggests that if we want to find proof of visitors we need better data