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
December global biodiversity summit at risk of failure
Rarely does a week go by without a new scientific study addressing the deteriorating...
Cross-pollination among neuroscience, psychology and AI research yields a foundational understanding of thinking
Progress in artificial intelligence has enabled the creation of AIs that perform...
Can electric vehicle batteries be recycled?
Between 2000 and 2018, the number of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) manufactured was...
A cosmic tango: this distant planet’s very strange orbit points to a violent and chaotic past
If you close your eyes and imagine a system of planets orbiting a distant star,...
Depression: low serotonin may not be the cause – but antidepressants still work
A recent study found inconsistent evidence linking the neurotransmitter serotonin...
A new fossil discovery reveals a little more about arthropod evolution
Paleontology is undergoing a new renaissance
From in-crowds to power couples, network science uncovers the hidden structure of community dynamics
The world is a networked place, literally and figuratively. The field of network...
How your eyes could help diagnose high blood pressure
Most people over the age of 40 regularly see an optometrist
How the James Webb Space Telescope will unfold the universe
The James Webb Space Telescope is a miracle of modern science and engineering
Will NASA rename the James Webb Space Telescope? A space expert explains the Lavender Scare controversy
The first images from the James Webb Space Telescope are astounding. With its deep...
When did the first fish live on Earth – and how do scientists figure out the timing?
The oldest fossils of animals resembling a fish date back between 518 million and...
In defence of ants
To the uninitiated there are two types of ants in the UK: the red ones that bite...
Too hot to sleep? Nights are warming faster than days as Earth heats up
Sleeping at the height of summer can sometimes feel impossible. And with gruelling...
Breakthrough in gas separation and storage could fast-track shift to green hydrogen and significantly cut global energy use
In 2016, experts writing in Nature listed seven breakthroughs in how we process...
South Africa’s crippling power cuts: five essential reads
Planned power cuts by South Africa’s state owned power utility, Eskom, have left...
Groundwater — not ice sheets — is the largest source of water on land and most of it is ancient
Outside of the world’s oceans, groundwater is one of the largest stores of water...