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A dark tornado? Nasa's Hubble captures Neptune's mysterious 'shrinking' storm for the first time

When it first appeared, the whole thing was big enough to stretch across the Atlantic Ocean from Boston to Portugal but now it is way smaller.

Feb 16, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

Physicists have just created an entirely new form of light

The new findings could herald a revolution in the power of quantum computers, according to researchers.

Feb 15, 2018

By Aristos Georgiou

Universal basic income: Giving people money does not make them lazy, Alaska study finds

Supporters of the idea say it could bring an end to poverty while simultaneously enhancing people's freedom.

Feb 15, 2018

By Aristos Georgiou

Unemployment

What are 'ultra-processed' foods and do they cause cancer?

A new study has found a link between cancer and food items such as packaged bread and chicken nuggets.

Feb 15, 2018

By Kashmira Gander

Cancer

About 150,000 Bornean orangutans have disappeared in just 16 years

Half of the orangutan population of Borneo have disappeared in less than 16 years, due to deforestation associated with unregulated industries like palm oil, and animal killings.

Feb 15, 2018

By Claire Toureille

Scientists have detected something 7 miles up in the atmosphere which no one can explain

Researchers from the NOAA unexpectedly detected a particle of enriched uranium floating above Alaska.

Feb 15, 2018

By Aristos Georgiou

Nearly 100 new exoplanets have been discovered using Nasa's Kepler spacecraft in record haul

Thanks to Kepler, we now know that planets around other stars are the rule rather than the exception.

Feb 15, 2018

By Aristos Georgiou

Giant rodents with orange teeth are invading California

Nutrias are cute but dangerous rodents and they are currently invading California. They breed quickly and can produce hundreds of offspring in one year.

Feb 15, 2018

By Claire Toureille

Bikers discover 3,000-year-old human bones scattered on beach in Argentina

The bones belong to at least 20 people who may have been Tehuelche, a group of indigenous nomadic hunter-gatherers who settled in Patagonia 12,000 years ago.

Feb 15, 2018

By Lara Rebello