Science
The cost of weight-loss drugs should fall in 2026
The price of weight-loss drugs like Wegovy put them out of reach for most people with obesity, but new arrival...
World's first subsea desalination facility will start running in 2026
Flocean, a Norwegian company, is set to open the world’s first commercial-scale subsea desalination plant, an...
2026 Mars mission will set out to solve the mystery of its moons
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will be launching the Martian Moons eXploration mission next year, whic...
US to fire up small reactors in 2026 as part of 'nuclear renaissance'
Eleven companies are working towards an ambitious goal as part of the US Department of Energy's plan to fast-t...
EU carbon border tax will force others to cut emissions from 2026
In 2026, the European Union will start charging a carbon-emissions-based tax on imported goods such as steel,...
Three supermassive black holes have been spotted merging into one
Astronomers have found a system of three supermassive black holes, all actively feeding, that appear to be com...
Physicists stirred up controversy with scientific cooking tips in 2025
Cacio e pepe pasta and boiled eggs were the subjects of meticulous studies aiming to help cooks achieve perfec...
The duo kite-skiing 4000 kilometres across Antarctica for science
An explorer and a glaciologist are kite-skiing across Antarctica with a ground-penetrating radar to gather dat...
The emotion you never knew you had, and how to feel more of it
The warm and fuzzy emotion of kama muta underlies vital feel-good experiences like social connection and feeli...
Star that seemed to vanish more than 130 years ago is found again
In 1892, astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard thought he saw a bright star near Venus, but then it vanished. We m...
Benefits of mRNA cancer vaccines could exceed $75 billion in US alone
An analysis of ongoing trials suggests that mRNA cancer vaccines have the potential to deliver health benefits...
Mathematicians unified key laws of physics in 2025
It took 125 years, but in 2025 a team of mathematicians discovered the solution to a long-puzzling problem abo...
The best and most ridiculous robots of 2025 in pictures
Some of the world's most advanced robots showed off their skills at tech shows and sporting events, doing ever...
Inside world's ultimate X-ray machine before it becomes more powerful
The Linac Coherent Light Source in California has been firing record-breaking X-ray pulses for years, but now...
Why we all need a little festive pedantry when it comes to snowflakes
Mathematician Katie Steckles explains just why the proliferation of snowflake decorations this time of year is...
You can upgrade your immune system, but not in the way you think
From vitamin C to your microbiome and mindset, the latest science of immunity is often counterintuitive. Here'...
Was 2025 the year we found signs of past life on Mars?
Tantalising signs of past microbial life showed up on Mars this year, but to truly know whether they contain t...
Mathematicians spent 2025 exploring the edge of mathematics
Somewhere at the edge of mathematics lurks a number so large that it breaks the very foundations of our unders...