7 May 2025
The average human brain contains around 7 grams of plastic, but it’s unclear how this affects us. Now animal studies are revealing links to poor cognition and weird behaviour
19 February 2025
Today, the upheavals of plate tectonics continually reshape Earth. When this began is much disputed - and we can’t fully understand how life began to thrive on our planet until we figure it out
15 January 2025
Scientists are scrambling to understand how climate change may be interfering with the winds that carry our weather, with potentially catastrophic consequences
23 December 2024
Artificial intelligence wastes an extraordinary amount of energy - but running every computer calculation twice, first forwards and then backwards, could drastically curb that problem
11 December 2024
In the 1970s, John Calhoun built a sprawling mouse metropolis. The dystopian results influenced human society for decades
11 December 2024
We assembled a crack team to create a record-breaking snowflake. Along the way, we learned just how impressive the natural kind really are
20 November 2024
Unbearable heat in China’s megacities reveals the future many of us face, but also suggests ways we can adapt
13 May 2024
The world’s largest "ecoacoustic" survey, listening to Costa Rican rainforests, could pave the way for a network of sensors listening to the planet’s biodiversity in real time
16 April 2024
Traditional economics makes ludicrous assumptions and poor predictions. Now an alternative approach using big data and psychological insights is proving far more accurate
16 January 2024
The salt we spread to keep roads safe in winter is damaging ecosystems and threatening water supplies. Do alternatives, from coffee grounds to cheese brine, work?
