Rubbing an E-number found in the orange food dye used in Doritos, the tortilla snack, can turn the skin invisible, scientists have found. A chemical called tartrazine, also known as FD&C Yellow #5 and ...

Dark matter has long been the universe’s most profound ghost, its existence confirmed only by the gravitational havoc it wreaks on visible galaxies. Now, a team from the University of Tokyo suggests ...

Cosmologists are finally beginning to sketch a coherent picture of the universe we cannot see, using exquisitely detailed maps of galaxies, ghostly light and the large scale structure of space itself.

Harry Potter’s iconic “Invisibility Cloak” could perhaps be within our sight. Chinese scientists have devised a camouflage material that adjusts its molecular composition to blend into the background, ...

Millions of tons of plastic in the ocean aren't floating in plain sight—they're invisible. Scientists have now confirmed that the most abundant form of plastic in the Atlantic is in the form of ...

Scientists in China have created a new camouflaging material that changes colour in response to its surroundings, an advance they say may help develop clothing to make one “effectively invisible”.