Answering the question of when consciousness emerges is deeply tied to the mystery of what it actually is and how it can be measured
Generation Alpha’s coded language makes online bullying hard to detect
Adults and AI models fail to recognise messages with harmful intent expressed with Gen Alpha slang or memes, raising concerns about youngsters’ online safety
With ‘Grace’: Astronauts name SpaceX’s final Dragon crew capsule
The last Dragon spacecraft that SpaceX plans to build entered orbit for the first time with "grace." Reaching space on the new capsule, Ax-4 commander Peggy Whitson revealed the spacecraft's name.
See Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science in These Handy Charts
These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults
Heart attacks are no longer the leading cause of death in the US
Since 1970, heart attack deaths have fallen almost 90 per cent in the US, though deaths from chronic heart conditions have significantly risen
New moon of June 2025 sees Mercury climb to its highest point in the sky
June's new moon leaves the sky dark for skywatchers to see Mercury next to our lunar companion on June 27.
How Bird Flu Went from Devastating Poultry Farms to Infecting Dairy Herds
The bird flu was long known to poultry farmers. Here’s why the dairy industry was caught off guard by its jump to cattle.
SpaceX launches historic private Axiom-4 astronaut mission to the ISS
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Ax-4 mission for Axiom Space today (June 25), sending four private astronauts on a two-week mission to the ISS.
Enigmatic lizards somehow survived near Chicxulub asteroid impact
The night lizards may have been the only terrestrial vertebrates that survived in the region of the asteroid impact 66 million years ago, which led to the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs
Small and speedy dinosaur recognised as a new species
Enigmacursor darted around North America in the Late Jurassic 145-150 million years ago and its skeleton now be on display in London’s Natural History Museum