THURSDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2025, 02:41
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...
US technology company’s engineers want to exploit solar power and the falling cost of rocket launches
Google is hatching plans to put artificial intelligence datacentres into space, with its first trial equipment sent into orbit in early 2027.
Its scientists and engineers believe tightly packed constellations of about 80 solar-powered satellites could be arranged in orbit about 400 miles above...
Once pitched as dispassionate tools to answer your questions, A.I. chatbots are now programmed to reflect the biases of their creators.
Possession and publication of such material will be a criminal offence, under amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill.
As global leaders and environmental activists descend on Brazil for next week’s Cop30 climate summit, Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian’s global environment editor, Jon Watts, who recently sat down for an exclusive interview with the UN secretary general, António Guterres. As he approaches his final summit as the UN chief, Guterres reflected on humanity’s progress in attempting to...
The technology secretary says O2’s higher-than-expected price increase is “disappointing” given the cost of living.
Scientists find even modest amounts of exercise appear to delay brain changes and cognitive decline in patients
Even modest amounts of daily exercise may slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in older people who are at risk of developing the condition, researchers have said.
People are often encouraged to clock up 10,000 steps a day as part of a healthy routine, but scientists found 3,000...
Facebook’s free dating service has 21 million users, more than the popular dating app Hinge, as the social network reinvents itself.
Meet your artificial intelligence matchmakers. These A.I. tools are changing dating apps, so users don’t have to swipe through an endless scroll of profiles.
After signing agreements to use computing power from Nvidia, AMD and Oracle, OpenAI is partnering with the world’s largest cloud computing company.
Mr. Musk’s supporters say he may quit if shareholders don’t approve a trillion-dollar package. Some investors say it’s excessive and would give him too much sway.
A wearable companion is a brilliant idea — in theory.
Nexperia chips are vital in car production and there were concerns from manufacturers about the damage a shortage could have.
On 5 November, the moon will be just under 357,000km from Earth, making it appear bigger and brighter
This week brings the largest supermoon of the year. Supermoons occur because the moon’s orbit is not perfectly circular around the Earth. Instead, it is an ellipse, meaning that sometimes the moon will be closer to the Earth than at other times.
When a full moon coincides with the moon being...
Esther Addley reports on a class action suit of more than 3,000 cancer survivors and their loved ones against Johnson & Johnson
‘I remember lying on a bed,’ says Sue Rizello of her earliest memory nearly 60 years ago, ‘with my mum leaning over me and using baby powder on me.’
Baby powder, or, more specifically, the talcum powder sold by pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson, is ‘one of...