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As a companion to the Guardian’s Missing in the Amazon podcast, global environment editor Jon Watts goes in search of answers to the question Dom Phillips was investigating when he was murdered: how can we save the Amazon?
In the final episode of a three-part series, Jon encounters a radical new view of the Amazon’s history being uncovered by archaeologists. Far from an uninhabited...
The messaging app says the UK government’s demands over data access could set a “dangerous precedent.”
Groundbreaking observations map chaotic patchwork of magnetic activity at pole, said to be key to understanding how sun’s field flips
The sun’s uncharted south pole has been revealed for the first time in striking images beamed back from the Solar Orbiter spacecraft.
The joint European Space Agency (ESA) and Nasa mission swooped below the planetary plane and, for the first time, captured the...
Researchers identify new species named Khankhuuluu mongoliensis from skeletons unearthed in Mongolia
Tyrannosaurs might evoke images of serrated teeth, massive bodies and powerful tails, but their most recent ancestor yet discovered was a slender, fleet-footed beast of rather more modest size.
Experts say the new species – identified from two partial skeletons – helps fill a gap in the...
By slashing time and cost of restoration, technique could be used on paintings not valuable enough for traditional approach
The centuries can leave their mark on oil paintings as wear and tear and natural ageing produce cracks, discoloration and patches where pieces of pigment have flaked off.
Repairing the damage can take conservators years, so the effort is reserved for the most valuable...
President Trump and Elon Musk traded social media barbs last week. Mr. Trump has said that he has no interest in repairing the relationship with his former adviser.
Prototype is able to detect small concentrations of the toxic substance in alcoholic drinks or on someone’s breath
Australian researchers have developed a prototype methanol “breathalyser” capable of detecting small concentrations of the toxic substance in alcoholic drinks or on someone’s breath.
Methanol poisoning is a problem that affects thousands of people every year, killing 20-40% of...
Mechanize, a San Francisco start-up, is building artificial intelligence tools to automate white-collar jobs “as fast as possible.”
As a companion to the Guardian’s Missing in the Amazon, Jon Watts, global environment editor, goes in search of answers to the question Dom Phillips was investigating when he was murdered: how can we save the Amazon?
In episode two, 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...
His site, Cryptome, was a precursor to WikiLeaks, and in some ways bolder in its no-holds-barred approach to exposing government secrets.
Creators such as Cam Higby, who is conservative, have sometimes outnumbered traditional media outlets at the immigration protests. Their posts have gone viral.
Users of Ozboneviz site can spin and zoom 3D scans of bones and skeletons. Scientists hope it helps disprove the myth that marsupials are less evolved
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The skeleton of Australia’s supremely weird southern marsupial mole has a distorted skull “that looks like a god rammed it into a mountain side on its...
Broadway’s best musical winner had to delay its opening last fall and was selling poorly. But strong word-of-mouth and reviews helped this quirky show triumph.
Experts say thick slabs of cloud in YSES-1 system could consist of mineral dust and iron, which would rain down
Should humans ever venture to a particular planet that circles a sun-like star in the constellation of the fly, they would do well to keep an eye on the weather.
The thick slabs of cloud that blot the planet’s skies are mostly made from mineral dust, but astronomers suspect there...
Anger at PJM, which manages the electrical grid in all or parts of 13 states and the District of Columbia, has been boiling over in some state capitals.
Nine companies are under investigation by Ofcom, using powers of the Online Safety Act.
Disinformation spreading on social media platforms has stoked an already tense situation.
Australian researchers hope test is a ‘game-changer’ for diagnosing those following a strict gluten-free diet
Coeliacs may soon no longer need to eat large amounts of gluten – the very thing suspected of making them sick – to get an accurate diagnosis.
Australian research published on Tuesday in the journal Gastroenterology showed a blood test for gluten-specific T cells had a high accuracy in...
The new lab, set to include Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang, is part of a reorganization of Meta’s artificial intelligence efforts under chief executive Mark Zuckerberg.
As a companion to the Guardian’s Missing in the Amazon, the global environment editor Jon Watts goes in search of answers to the question Dom Phillips was investigating when he was murdered: how can we save the Amazon?
In episode one of a three-part series, Watts 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...
The future for EVs will inevitably involve China. But where does that leave the UK and Europe markets – and what of the questions around national security?