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This hit debut from Finland is intensely readable, but could have delved more deeply into the links between human progress and environmental destruction
In November 1741 Georg Wilhelm Steller, “theologian, naturalist, and curious man”, was shipwrecked on an island between Alaska and Russia. There he found, floating in the shallow waters, a vast sirenian, Hydrodamalis gigas, nine feet long and...
Hut where father of immunology trialled first smallpox vaccine among 138 additions to Historic England list
A rustic, ordinary-looking English garden hut regarded as the birthplace of immunology – revolutionising global public health and saving countless lives – has been added to the nation’s heritage at risk register.
The hut belonged to Edward Jenner (1749-1823), regarded as someone who has...
Economists and psychologists say that compensation may not provide as powerful an incentive as is often assumed.
The largest supermoon of the year, the so-called ‘beaver’ moon is the biggest and brightest of 2025, just 357,000 km from Earth
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Jon Watts, the Guardian’s global environment editor, goes in search of answers to the question the journalist Dom Phillips was investigating when he was murdered: how to save the Amazon?
In episode two of this miniseries from June 2025, Jon meets the people trying to make sure the rainforest is worth more standing than cut down – from a government minister attempting to establish Brazil’s...
The art of making an app by describing it to artificial intelligence (AI) tops 10 new terms on the shortlist.
Astronomers cast doubt on Nobel prize-winning theory and suggest universe could end in ‘big crunch’
Astronomers have cast doubt on a Nobel prize-winning theory that the expansion of the universe is accelerating, suggesting that instead it may be slowing down.
If confirmed, this would have profound implications for the fate of the universe, raising the possibility that rather than expanding for...
In the 2023 remarks from the King he said AI was “no less important than the discovery of electricity” but warned the risks must be tackled.
Carmakers and their suppliers are piecing together new supply chains after a Chinese-owned company in the Netherlands was caught in the middle of the trade war, revealing European vulnerabilities.
SNP MP Pete Wishart says he is seeking legal advice over the “disturbing” AI-generated social media post.
Experts find artefacts left behind in Caral showing how population survived drought without resorting to violence
Archaeologists in Peru have found new evidence showing how the oldest known civilization in the Americas adapted and survived a climate catastrophe without resorting to violence.
A team led by the renowned Peruvian archaeologist Ruth Shady, 78, concluded that about 4,200 years ago,...
For parents who have buried infants born too soon, a device like the AquaWomb is a miracle in waiting – and an impossible choice
Beth Schafer lay in a hospital bed, bracing for the birth of her son. The first contractions rippled through her body before she felt remotely ready. She knew, with a mother’s pit-of-the-stomach intuition, that her baby was not ready either.
At just 23 weeks of...
The industry keeps echoing ideas from bleak satires and cyberpunk stories as if they were exciting possibilities, not grim warnings.
The three astronauts from the Shenzhou-20 mission flew to the Tiangong space station in April, and were expected to return on Wednesday
The return to Earth of three Chinese astronauts has been delayed until an unspecified date after their spacecraft was apparently struck by a small piece of debris, according to Chinese state media.
The three astronauts from the Shenzhou-20 mission flew to the...
Global environment editor Jon Watts goes in search of answers to the question the journalist Dom Phillips was investigating when he was murdered: how to save the Amazon?
In episode one of this miniseries from June 2025, Jon explores what’s at stake if we fail to act in time. He hears about the crucial role of the rainforest for South America and the global climate, and asks how cattle...
The car-maker is lobbying fiercely for the pay package, which is being voted on ahead of its AGM on Thursday.
Research uses eye-tracking data to examine some people’s extraordinary recognition ability
They have been used in the search for the Salisbury novichok poisoners, finding murder suspects and even spotting sexual predators. Now, research has revealed fresh insights into why super-recognisers are so good at identifying faces.
Previous research has suggested people with an extraordinary ability to...
Blocking the sun may reduce global heating – but ‘rogue actor’ could cause drought or more hurricanes, report finds
Solar geoengineering could increase the ferocity of North Atlantic hurricanes, cause the Amazon rainforest to die back and cause drought in parts of Africa if deployed above only some parts of the planet by rogue actors, a report has warned.
However, if technology to block the sun...
President withdrew Jared Isaacman’s nomination in May but says on Truth Social he is ‘ideally suited’ for top role
Donald Trump has renewed his nomination for the billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman to become Nasa administrator.
“This evening, I am pleased to nominate Jared Isaacman, an accomplished business leader, philanthropist, pilot, and astronaut, as Administrator of NASA....
The technology supplier said it was shifting its focus to higher-growth businesses, including A.I. consulting and software.
Brady says his dog is a clone of late pet Lua
Ex-NFL star is investor in biotech firm Colossal
Company also works on de-extinction projects
Former NFL quarterback Tom Brady said Tuesday that his dog, Junie, is a clone of his family’s late pet Lua, created by Colossal Biosciences, a Dallas-based biotechnology company that Brady has invested in.
The Birmingham City co-owner revealed the news in a...