- November 11, 2025
Static electricity can remove frost from windows using little energy
Aeroplanes are usually defrosted by spraying them with antifreeze Jaromir Chalabala / Alamy Static electricity can remove up to three-quarters of frost from a surface,
James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double helix, has died aged 97
Molecular biologist James Watson helped reveal DNA’s hidden shape Everett Collection Historical / Alamy Stock Photo James Watson, one of the discoverers of the structure
What we’re learning about consciousness from master meditators’ brains
Matthew Sacchet (left) attaches an EEG headset that can monitor brain activity during states of deep meditation Matthew D. Sacchet Many of us have downloaded
Quantum computers reveal that the wave function is a real thing
The wave function of a quantum object may not just be a mathematical construct Pobytov/Getty Images Does quantum mechanics really reflect nature in its truest
Germanium superconductor could help build reliable quantum computers
Germanium is already used in standard computer chips matejmo/Getty Images A superconductor made from germanium, a material commonly used to build computer chips, could one
Why zero is the most important number in all of mathematics
The Bakhshali manuscript includes the first instance of zero in the written record PA Images/Alamy What is the most important number in the entirety of
Unpicking the genetics of fibromyalgia sheds new light on its causes
People with fibromyalgia have different genetic variants than those without it KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images We are starting to unpick the genetics of fibromyalgia,
Ultracold atoms could test relativity in the quantum realm
Spinning ultracold atoms could help us reveal the limits of relativity Shutterstock / Dmitriy Rybin Tiny “Ferris wheels” made from light and extremely cold particles
‘Nightmare’ calculation may be too tricky for even quantum computers
Some problems are too hard for even quantum computers Yaroslav Kushta/Getty Images Researchers have identified a “nightmare scenario” calculation related to exotic types of quantum
Huayracursor jaguensis dinosaur fossil rewrites the story of how sauropods got long necks
Illustration of the Triassic dinosaur Huayracursor jaguensis Jorge Blanco. High in the Argentinian Andes, a team of palaeontologists has found a small dinosaur fossil with
