Science
How autoimmune conditions can unexpectedly drive mental illness
Antibodies mistakenly attacking the brain are linked with conditions including schizophrenia, dementia and OCD...
From autism to migraines, birth order may have wide-reaching effects
A study of more than 10 million siblings suggests that firstborns are more likely to be autistic and have alle...
A key solution to climate change isn't happening – and that's good
Removing CO2 from the atmosphere by capturing the carbon from burning biomass is supposed to save the planet,...
The green solution to climate change isn't happening – and that's good
Removing CO2 from the atmosphere by capturing the carbon from burning biomass is supposed to save the planet,...
We’ve caught a comet switching its spin direction for the first time
A small comet has been spotted slowing down and then speeding up again – but in the opposite direction, which...
Modern living may be causing big changes to our oestrogen levels
Some gut bacteria recycle discarded sex hormones, like oestrogens, back into the body. The level of these bact...
Chernobyl at 40: My life as a meteorologist under Russian occupation
When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Chernobyl lay on the path to the capital Kyiv. When the plant was occupie...
Chernobyl at 40: The man with the most dangerous job on Earth
Ever since the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in 1986, scientists have needed to monitor radioactive condi...
Collapse of key ocean current may release billions of tonnes of carbon
If the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation shut down, the knock-on effects could release hundreds of b...
Chernobyl at 40: The past, present and future of a nuclear disaster
Forty years ago, the catastrophic explosion at Chernobyl sent plumes of radioactive waste into the atmosphere....
We urgently need to prepare for quantum computers breaking encryption
The maths problems that secure your online bank transactions and emails may soon be undermined by quantum tech...
Two excellent new sci-fi novels tackle robots in very different ways
Luminous by Silvia Park and Ode to the Half-Broken by Suzanne Palmer are both thoughtful and well-written scie...
NASA’s Artemis II mission was a historic success
The astronauts of the Artemis II mission around the moon have made it home safely to Earth, marking the end of...
Tweaking the smell of cat food can encourage fussy felines to eat
Some cats will suddenly refuse to touch brands of cat food that they have eaten for years. Changing the way th...
The secret project to settle controversial maths proof with a computer
Working in secret for more than two years, a group of mathematicians has set out to resolve of the longest and...
Hidden fossils reveal secrets of oceans before major mass extinction
A handful of plankton fossils buried in a small chunk of rock show that the oceans were teeming with life befo...
The man who ruined mathematics
The incompleteness theorem is accepted as part of the mathematical canon today, but columnist Jacob Aron says...
Quantum batteries could be charged by reversing time
Physicists have shown how time can effectively be reversed for some quantum systems, which would allow for new...