Where the hypothetical fourth dimension had only been a math formula until now — and there arguably is not one — scientists have measured the effect of how material would be behave if one existed. Two teams of scientists have measured the effects of a fourth dimension in a pair of lab experiments. Scientists didn’t …

Patients will be given a key ingredient from magic mushrooms in a new trial to beat depression. The hallucinogenic powers of the psychedelic mushrooms are well known, but now they could be used to combat particularly severe forms of the condition. British start-up Compass Pathways is poised to put this theory to the test with …

The first global register of alien species shows that a fifth of 6,400 plants and animals catalogued are causing harm. Some of the biggest factors in their spread are ballast water in ships for marine species and trade in ornamental plants on land, say scientists. They released data for 20 countries this week, with the …

At the end of the month, stargazers will be treated to another spectacular supermoon January 2018 has been a good month for nighttime sky watchers. The new year was brought in with a stunning supermoon on the night of January 1 – and we don’t have long to wait until the next one. According to …

Where to start? They can survive 18 minutes without oxygen, they feel no pain, and oh, their sperm looks weird. Source