USA 
Eurozone 
United Kingdom 
Ireland 
Qatar 
This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
Science
How AI and a popular card game can help engineers predict catastrophic failure – by finding the absence of a pattern
Humans are very good at spotting patterns, or repeating features people can recognize
Stellar murder: when stars destroy and eat their own planets
Our Sun is both our best friend and our worst enemy. On the one hand, we owe our...
Your brain can reveal if you’re rightwing – plus three other things it tells us about your politics
The approach is called neuropolitics and uses brain science to understand our politics
‘Dark stars’: dark matter may form exploding stars – and observing the damage could help reveal what it’s made of
Dark matter is a ghostly substance that astronomers have failed to detect for decades,...
Restoring reefs killed by climate change may simply put corals ‘back out to die’ – here’s how we can improve their chances
Coral reefs, like sprawling cities of the sea, support an estimated 25% of all plants...
Solar power occupies a lot of space – here’s how to make it more ecologically beneficial to the land it sits on
As societies look for ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change,...
How ‘Dune’ became a beacon for the fledgling environmental movement − and a rallying cry for the new science of ecology
“Dune,” widely considered one of the best sci-fi novels of all time, continues to...
Proteins in milk and blood could one day let doctors detect breast cancer earlier – and save lives
Doctors may someday be able to use bodily fluids to noninvasively detect breast...
The surprising key to magpie intelligence: it’s not genetic
If you’ve ever had the pleasure of encountering Australia’s iconic magpies, you...
What the Anthropocene’s critics overlook – and why it really should be a new geological epoch
Geologists on an international subcommission recently voted down a proposal to formally...
We’re working out how to solve crimes in space – the final frontier of forensic science
Nasa’s Artemis program is scheduled to return astronauts to the Moon and establish...
Immune cells can adapt to invading pathogens, deciding whether to fight now or prepare for the next battle
How does your immune system decide between fighting invading pathogens now or preparing...
Spacesuits need a major upgrade for the next phase of exploration
Humans have long dreamed of setting foot on the Moon and other planetary bodies...
What is IVF? A nurse explains the evolving science and legality of in vitro fertilization
Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022 ended the federal right to abortion,...
The ‘average’ revolutionized scientific research, but overreliance on it has led to discrimination and injury
When analyzing a set of data, one of the first steps many people take is to compute...
A Nasa mission that collided with an asteroid didn’t just leave a dent – it reshaped the space rock
A frequent idea in sci-fi and apocalyptic films is that of an asteroid striking...