A hand-copied version of Fujiwara no Teika’s diary, Meigetsuki, from the Edo period. The page shown includes references to “red lights in the northern sky” on the right-hand side.

Reconstructed solar cycles based on carbon-14 records, relative to baseline activity level at y=0, overlaid with historical records: orange circles denote the timing of aurora sightings, blue and red ...

Until last week, Apollo 17 was the last time humans left low-earth orbit to visit the Moon. Several solar proton events occurred in the same year as Apollo 16 and 17; had these coincided, the ...

The absence of a signal could itself be a signal. This is the idea behind a new study published in the Journal of Cosmology ...

Southern California hybrid honeybee hive hanging from a tree in the wild.

Scientists have found new genetic causes for diabetes in babies – in a part of the genome that has historically been overlooked in genetic studies. Until recently, most research has investigated ...

In what looks like a pile of rocks in Shark Bay, UNSW scientists have discovered a hidden clue to how the ancestors of plants ...

Researchers inspecting honeybee colonies as part of long-term monitoring of Varroa mite infestations.

A new study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland highlights the challenges faced by older immigrants in Finland when seeking social and healthcare services, employment and citizenship.

A new study from the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg offers a likely explanation for why ...

Fans of Korean skincare may be familiar with ‘hero ingredient’ Madecassic acid for its skin-soothing properties, but researchers at the University of Kent have revealed its greater potential for use ...

Listening to one-minute-long audio recordings of forests had positive effects on people’s short-term wellbeing, especially ...