Of all the stars in the sky, you might assume the closest to the sun would be the easiest to…
This is the one! Super-Earth 40 light years away is our ‘best chance of finding alien life yet’
A newly discovered exoplanet is causing excitement among astronomers as it has the potential to give us the best opportunity…
Mystery of the missing mass: huge cloud of hydrogen is to blame for holes in the Milky Way
The first sighting of a halo of hydrogen wafting around the Milky Way has been revealed today. It was thought…
‘Unexpected’ LHC discovery could rewrite our understanding of particle physics
Our set of rules describing particle physics may be under threat, according to results published by CERN. The Standard Model…
What is regtech? The latest wave of startups hitting the fintech industry
With financial regulation constantly changing, banks and financial institutions are under constant pressure to keep up to speed with the…
This futuristic battery is powered by nitrogen
Despite various breakthroughs in battery technology, we still rely on tried-and-tested Li-ion, mainly because it’s cheap. In the hunt for…
Saturn’s moon Enceladus has all the ingredients needed for alien life
There could be life in one of the oceans in our Solar System, according to Nasa. Molecular hydrogen, one of…
The Large Hadron Collider has awoken from ‘hibernation’ – and it’s ready to hunt new dimensions
Over the winter, the Large Hadron Collider took a well-earned break from smashing particles together at velocities approaching the speed…
Uncertainty and opportunity: what Brexit means for fintech
Last month, the UK triggered Article 50, marking the start of our two-year divorce proceedings from the European Union. Since…
A faint galaxy 1.3 billion light years away reveals what the early Universe looked like
Most scientific papers on the discovery of new galaxies are notable because they find something out of the ordinary. Now,…
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