Water can turn into a superacid that makes diamonds
Simulations suggest that water can become a superacid under extremely high heat and pressure conditions. This may also explain how planets like Uranus and Neptune get diamond rain ⌘ Read more

Greenland has gained over 1600 km of new coastline as glaciers retreat
Melting ice is revealing new coastal zones in the Arctic, but while this new landscape might fuel speculation about natural resources, it is vulnerable to rockfalls and landslides that can cause dangerous tsunamis ⌘ Read more

Why it would be utter madness to stop funding mRNA vaccine technology
It’s not a just a revolutionary and safe vaccine technology – mRNA could help make the best and most expensive drugs in the world affordable for everyone ⌘ Read more

NASA has made the first radio telescope observations on the moon
The Odysseus spacecraft made a rough landing on the moon last year, toppling over and rendering much of its equipment unusable, but an onboard NASA radio telescope called ROLSES-1  was able to make some observations ⌘ Read more

Classrooms decorated like woodlands seem to slow myopia progression
Spending a lot of time outdoors may be the best way to prevent myopia, or delay its progression, but this isn’t always practical. Now, research suggests that bringing the outside in may be a valid workaround ⌘ Read more

German company set for first commercial rocket launch from Europe
Isar Aerospace is preparing to launch its Spectrum rocket from a base in Norway, which would make it the first orbital launch from continental Europe outside Russia ⌘ Read more

A radical new idea for how our ancestors invented stone tools
Stone tools are considered the first form of technology devised by ancient humans – but they might not have been invented from scratch ⌘ Read more

Why you should slow down your brain’s ageing – and how to do it
Many of us have a brain that is older than our years. But there are plenty of things you can do to counteract this, says neuroscience columnist Helen Thomson ⌘ Read more