In the 30 years since the discovery of 51 Pegasi b, more than 6,000 planets outside our Solar System have been catalogued. Two modern-day explorers explain how.

Whether you’re just starting your indoor garden or you’re looking to resurrect neglected houseplants, a good grow light can help. We know plants need sunlight, water and soil to thrive, but sometimes ...

A spinel-type sulfide semiconductor that can emit light from violet to orange at room temperature has been developed by ...

Discover how adaptable lighting transforms modern architecture—delivering modular infrastructure, tunable spectrum, and ...

A research team has successfully developed a self-locked Raman-electro-optic (REO) microcomb on a single lithium niobate chip. By synergistically harnessing the electro-optic (EO), Kerr, and Raman ...

A research team has discovered how to finely control Dirac plasmon polaritons in topological insulator metamaterials, ...

At just 25, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin applied quantum physics to a treasure trove of astronomical observations to show that stars are mostly hydrogen and helium.

President Trump said there is “virtually no autism” among the Amish. A researcher who studies the health of the Amish says it ...

A campaign to expand Medicaid in Florida is delaying its push to get the issue on the ballot until 2028, citing a new state ...

The Independent’s Climate 100 List recognises leading environmental campaigners and change makers helping to tackle the ...