NEWS / Science

The James Webb Space Telescope has once again enabled scientists to take a step forward in understanding distant worlds.

The Sun is currently approaching the solar maximum of its cycle, resulting in more frequent and intense solar storms. A real threat to SpaceX's Starlink.

What on earth do you eat in space? Well, Belgian astronaut Raphaël Liégeois has a surprising answer!

A spoonful of cooking water, a drizzle of olive oil, salt in egg whites?

Researchers have analysed a skull found in Indonesia in 2011 beneath the Indian Ocean and discovered it belonged to Homo erectus.

The history of the Transantarctic Mountains dates back hundreds of millions of years.

An international team of astronomers has discovered a pair of the closest supermassive black holes to Earth ever observed.

A new study suggests that the lunar surface could hold as much as $1 trillion worth of precious metals.

Scientists at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne have found a way to make the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) visible in the body, paving the way for a cure.

The Dutch Health Council warns that head contact in sports, such as heading in football, increases the risk of dementia and other brain diseases.

A Dutch environmental foundation has succeeded in breeding hundreds of thousands of coral larvae through in vitro fertilisation (IVF). These larvae—and in particular the special technique where the essential coral larvae are cultivated in the laboratory—could potentially help coral reefs recover.

The World Health Organization recommends that countries remain vigilant and monitor the evolution of variants, particularly to avoid overwhelming healthcare systems, and advises maintaining active vaccination.