With performance three times better than copper’s, this new material could substantially improve heat management of ...

In the industrial town of Morbi in Gujarat, the air usually hums with the roar of gas-fired kilns producing millions of square metres of ceramic tiles. Today, however, nearly a quarter of the town’s ...

Maths and science GCSE students will not need to memorise formulae and equations for their exams until at least 2030, under new government plans. Ministers have asked the exams watchdog, Ofqual, to ...

Penn State researchers broke Kirchhoff's law with a novel metamaterial. Material emits heat one-way, allowing nonreciprocal thermal radiation. Discovery may enhance solar energy, infrared sensing, and ...

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Passengers can do their bit to help monitor climate change during a new citizen science project aboard AE Expeditions’ Antarctica cruises. The expedition cruise line has partnered with physics teacher ...

For the eighth year in a row, the world’s oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat in 2025. It was equivalent to the energy it would take to boil 2 billion Olympic swimming pools. The study, ...

The government will attempt to reverse the declining numbers of young people studying computing at school through a broader programme of study of the subject that retains its core principles. This ...

The number of girls choosing to take a GCSE in computer science fell this year, breaking a consistent growth streak. In 2025, the number of girls taking computing at GCSE level dropped to 20,708, down ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Every year around this time, it feels like Mother Nature cranks up the thermostat. If you've been wondering why late July consistently delivers some of the hottest days of the year, you ...