Small robots directed by magnetic fields can cooperatively lift heavy objects, form floating rafts and push through clogs.

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An asteroid orbiting near our planet that temporarily became our second moon seems to have come from the actual moon, hinting ...

The Greater Mekong region of Asia hosts a wealth of rare and unstudied species – 173 new species of plants, 26 reptiles, 17 ...

Biological nanopore technology revolutionised DNA sequencing – now it has been adapted for analysing alcoholic drinks, ...

A review of chemical exposures across 38 countries finds common plastic products are linked to millions of cases of heart ...

The fossilised remains of an ancient carnivore provide intriguing hints about how early relatives of mammals began regulating ...

A long-envisioned futuristic world of humanoid robots doing all the work has yet to arrive, but these startling images reveal ...

One of the biggest uncertainties in the ongoing AI revolution is whether these systems can legally be trained on copyrighted ...

A fungus named Psilocybe ochraceocentrata is the closest relative of a widely cultivated psychedelic mushroom, giving clues ...

The age of the rings that encircle Saturn is under dispute thanks to calculations that show they could have been formed ...