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Investigations into quantum computing mishaps caused by high-powered particles from space have revealed that these cosmic rays are responsible for a significant number of errors

Generative AI can rewrite political adverts on social media to target users with different personality types, making it easier to manipulate elections using personal data on a large scale

Listening to electronic music makes neurons in our brain fire in time with the beat, which appears to alter our reaction time and sense of unity

Archaeologists say a mysterious language inscribed on a 2000-year-old metal hand may be related to Basque, but linguists aren't convinced

A new kind of brain-scanning method may give a way to tell men’s and women’s brains apart, but a long history of incorrect claims in this field suggests the findings need to be further tested

Strange new types of cells keep coming to light in the human brain. By the latest count, there are more than 3300, and we don’t even know what most of them do

The surprising discovery that your brain has its own microbiome is raising an intriguing possibility – that some dementias might be reversible

Astronomers have found a quasar 12 billion light years away hosting a supermassive black hole that gobbles up a sun-sized amount of mass every day

People with higher levels of niacin in their blood may be more at risk of a heart attack or stroke, possibly because too much of the vitamin inflames blood vessels

Research is cutting through historical discrimination and gender politics to get to the truth about differences between the brains of men and women

Diving seabirds, a tiny octopus and a close encounter with a grey whale feature in breathtaking entries for the 2024 Underwater Photographer of the Year competition

Your brain burns through the same amount of energy whether you’re daydreaming or taking an exam. So why do we experience mental fatigue?

Earth lacks some of the ingredients that would have been key to the origins of life – they may have been delivered to glacial ponds by tiny specks of cosmic dust

Around one-fifth of the stem cells grown in laboratories for as-yet-unapproved medical treatments have cancer-causing mutations

The latest AI model capable of converting text into video is attracting praise from some AI researchers, while also raising concerns about the risks of video deepfakes during global elections in 2024

Shipping companies are experimenting with onboard carbon capture systems, but they face difficult trade-offs on energy and space for regular cargo

Assembling starch granules into 3D shapes could achieve the same thickening effect in foods with up to 50 per cent fewer granules, reducing the calories and carbohydrates without sacrificing texture

Carbon dioxide gas found throughout the atmosphere of Callisto hints it has a complex carbon cycle – akin to the one which on Earth helps to sustain life

Regulators in Australia and New Zealand have given the green light for farmers to grow a genetically modified banana resistant to a devastating fungal disease spreading worldwide

The optic nerve has been partly regenerated in mice, raising hopes for treating blindness caused by conditions such as glaucoma