Snappily named Xi-cc-plus, Cern physicists spotted the particle in shower of debris that lit up Large Hadron Collider Scientists at the Cern nuclear physics laboratory near Geneva have discovered a heavier version of the proton, the subatomic particle that sits at the heart of every known atom in the universe....
Oldest-known whale song recording provides new insight into ocean sounds
Recording of humpback whale from 1949 could also provide new understanding of how the huge animals communicate A haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, according to researchers who say it is the oldest such recording known....
Officials ‘missed 99% of data’ before ending Covid vaccine recommendation, memos reveal
US based Covid vaccine guidance for children and pregnant people on ideology instead of evidence, critics say Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox There was scant data behind ending the Covid vaccine recommendation for pregnant people and children, according to internal...
‘A molten, mushy state’: scientists may have found a new type of liquid planet
Latest observations of L98-59d, about 35 light years from Earth, suggest it could be different to anything seen before Astronomers have identified a planet composed of molten lava, suggesting the existence of an entirely new category of liquid planet. The distant world, known as L98-59d, is about 1.6 times the...
A petri dish of human brain cells is currently playing Doom. Should we be worried?
Scientists in the US have uploaded a fruit fly to a computer simulation, while an Australian lab has taught neurons on a glass chip to play a 90s video game. How long before we are all living in a sci-fi movie? It sounds like the opening of a sci-fi film,...
Can scientists really resurrect the dodo? Inside the company that says it can
Colossal Biosciences’ CEO says its work follows a ‘moral obligation’ while critics say it’s ‘tech bro’ hype that could undermine conservation Can and should we resurrect animal species that have been extinct for thousands of years? Such weighty, existential questions were once the preserve of science fiction but are now...
As Trump pushes deportations, immigration data becomes harder to find
The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is expanding.
Snow and wind batter parts of US, with threat of thunderstorms and tornadoes starting later Sunday
A powerful storm chain has brought blizzard conditions to the Upper Midwest, with dangerous winds elsewhere and the threat of severe storms heading east
CEOs of top airlines demand Congress restore funding to Homeland Security and pay airport workers
The CEOs of the nation’s top airline companies are imploring Congress to restore funding to the Department of Homeland Security and embrace a bipartisan solution to pay federal aviation workers, including airport security officers, during a partial gov...
Republicans resist calls for Iran war hearings, creating a new standoff with Democrats
The United States’ war with Iran is entering its third week, but Congress has yet to publicly test the Trump administration’s case for the conflict