Ocean Cleanup hauls its first batch of plastic trash back to shore
Has it been smooth sailing? No. But, The Ocean Cleanup has now completed its first successful mission to collect plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch!
Quantum Supremacy – What is it? What does it really mean?
Google and IBM are at odds over 'quantum supremacy' – an expert explains what it really means Google claims to have demonstrated something called “quantum supremacy”, in a paper published...
New experiment may solve the universe’s Dark energy mystery
As an astronomer, there is no better feeling than achieving “first light” with a new instrument or telescope. It is the culmination of years of preparations and construction of new...
Fish scale bioplastic nets UK James Dyson Student Award
A UK student has netted this year's UK James Dyson Award.
Could a mix of wood fibre and spider silk rival plastic?
A new though, flexible, and biodegradable material, made with wood glucose and spider silk, could be the next breakthrough in material science. Developed by scientists from Aalto University and the...
What neuroscientists are learning about our brains in space by launching themselves into zero gravity flight
More than 500 people have travelled into space to date and, while we know a little about how life without gravity affects our physical health, we know almost nothing about...