Breakthroughs, discoveries, and the innovations shaping our world.
From a Chilean mountaintop, the Vera Rubin Observatory is scanning the cosmos for anything that moves, explodes or flickers — and Edinburgh scientists are helping to make sense of the deluge
LIGO data reveals 'forbidden' intermediate-mass black holes for the first time, with Glasgow's world-leading gravitational wave lab at the heart of the discovery
A landmark survey of the Rockall Trough and Faroe-Shetland Channel has uncovered a hidden world of bioluminescent invertebrates, giant sea spiders, and three entirely new genera of deep-sea fish — all lurking in Scottish waters.
From a scuba dive in Greece to a global cleanup operation, Boyan Slat's nonprofit has hit a remarkable milestone — and Scotland's coastlines stand to benefit too
The most distant confirmed galaxy — just 280 million years after the Big Bang — is challenging everything we thought we knew about cosmic dawn
A £2.4 million programme is restoring Scotland's lost seagrass meadows — extraordinary underwater ecosystems that capture carbon 35 times faster than tropical rainforest
Deep beneath the Swiss-French border, the Large Hadron Collider has discovered Xi-cc-plus — a heavier cousin of the proton that could unlock the secrets of the force holding every atom together
A quarter-century after its first look, the veteran space telescope reveals a supernova remnant still racing outward at 3.4 million miles per hour — and March 2026 keeps delivering cosmic wonder
A neural network called AnomalyMatch scanned 100 million image cutouts in just two and a half days — uncovering merging galaxies, gravitational lenses, and objects that defy classification entirely
A half-century of patience pays off as Oxford scientists solve the riddle of the Moon's vanishing magnetism
A collaboration between Cornell, the Smithsonian, and Google DeepMind has deployed acoustic monitors across North America — and Scotland's most endangered species could be next
Scottish scientists help uncover the Xi-cc-plus — a proton's heavier, charm-laden cousin — in a discovery that settles a 20-year mystery
Scientists have deployed CRISPR-edited corals to the world's most iconic reef system. It's audacious, it's unprecedented — and early signs suggest it might just work.
Ninety years after the last Tasmanian tiger died in a Hobart zoo, researchers have unveiled healthy joeys — and the science behind it could reshape conservation worldwide.
New research confirms NASA's DART mission didn't just nudge a moonlet — it shifted an entire asteroid system's orbit around the Sun, marking a historic first for planetary defence.
A scorching exoplanet with a permanent magma ocean and a whiff of rotten eggs is forcing astronomers to redraw the map of planetary types.
A six-year study in Fiji reveals bull sharks form social bonds, pick their companions, and even give certain individuals the cold shoulder — just like us.
Fifty-year-old Apollo rocks and a brand-new subatomic particle prove that patience and curiosity still deliver the goods.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a catalyst that converts common plastics into acetic acid — powered by nothing more than daylight.
Researchers are building the first open-access datasets to train AI systems that could transform demining — and save thousands of lives.
The Formula 1 team has turned its engineering prowess toward the Great Barrier Reef — and the results could transform coral restoration worldwide.
University of Edinburgh scientists have turned waste plastic into L-DOPA — a frontline Parkinson's medication — using engineered bacteria, tackling pollution and producing life-changing medicine in one stroke.
A genetic mutation that helps yaks thrive at extreme altitude has protected and repaired the myelin sheath in mice — offering a surprising new avenue for treating MS.
Harvard scientists have built a vaccine platform from self-assembling DNA nanostructures that rivals mRNA shots — but doesn't need a freezer.
From theme parks to classrooms, wearable tech is breaking down communication barriers for deaf and hard-of-hearing people — though the most hyped claims still outpace reality.
A Cambridge PhD student's botched control test has unlocked a cleaner, faster way to modify medicines — using light instead of toxic chemicals.
Councils in Essex and the North East are trialling graphene-infused roads — and early results suggest the super-strong carbon material could transform how we fix our crumbling streets.
Researchers have coaxed the humble chickpea into growing — and producing seeds — in simulated Moon soil, bringing lunar farming one delicious step closer to reality.
A tiny pinch of space dust, returned from a distant asteroid, holds every molecular "letter" needed to write the genetic code of life.
A small company in Tunis is proving that the future of electric vehicles doesn't need expensive charging networks — just clear skies.