University of St. Andrews

One of the biggest cosmological mysteries centers on a discrepancy in how fast the universe is expanding. A new study comes to an intriguing solution by applying a modified theory of gravity and an unsettling “supervoid” that our galaxy resides in.

​Ordinarily, baleen whales feed by opening their mouths and lunging forward into the water. Recently, however, scientists have documented another more passive form of feeding in the whales, which is known as "tread-water feeding."

Us humans know that even if someone believes something, that thing may not in fact be true. According to new research, however, some of our fellow apes may likewise be aware that what people think doesn't necessarily mesh with reality.​

A team led by the University of St. Andrews has turned a laser into a tractor beam that works on the microscopic level.