A team of astronomers from the UK, Canada and the Netherlands have commenced a revolutionary new study of cosmic star-formation history, looking back in time to when the universe was still in its lively and somewhat unruly youth!

If you've balanced a laptop computer on your lap lately, you probably noticed a burning sensation. That's because ever-increasing processing speeds are creating more and more heat, which has to go somewhere — in this case, into your lap.

By Castelvecchi, Davide How the nanomachines of life harvest randomness to do the cells' work Occasionally, scientists stumble upon what seems to be a free lunch. But they're not concerned about possibly violating the laws of economics. It would be much more shocking to break the laws of physics.

By JAMES MORGAN A DEVILISH idea conceived by one of the world's greatest physicists nearly 150 years ago has finally been realised by Scottish scientists. The work by a team at Edinburgh University could eventually lead to a laser which can move objects from a distance.

An idea conceived by one of the world's greatest scientists nearly 150 years ago has finally been realised with a tiny machine that could eventually lead to lasers moving objects remotely.