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Wednesday, 13 September, 2023

Covid-19 vaccines
The rush to outpace Covid variants
At least three descendants of Omicron have scientists on alert and vaccination programmes speeding up
Wednesday, 6 September, 2023

Science
New revelations about humans’ near extinction spark scepticism
The further back in time we go, the more slippery scientific deductions about the origins of Homo sapiens become
Wednesday, 30 August, 2023

Science
New neutrino research may help answer the question of our existence
It is possible that the subatomic particles are the reason the Big Bang did not result in nothing
Wednesday, 23 August, 2023

Antibiotic resistance
New bacterial ‘dark matter’ offers hope for a drug-resistant world
As the antibiotic pipeline empties, a fresh approach to studying bacteria has emerged
Thursday, 3 August, 2023

Science
New superconductor frenzy seems too super to be true
Scepticism has built around initial reports that LK-99 might prove to be a transformative discovery
Wednesday, 2 August, 2023

Artificial intelligence
Should an AI bot making $1mn really be the next Turing test?
‘Artificial capable intelligence’ that finds its own route to wealth could have considerable consequences
Wednesday, 26 July, 2023

Scientific research
British dithering over Horizon puts its science community in peril
UK indecision about its place in the EU research programme is already damaging universities
Wednesday, 12 July, 2023

Energy sector
Deep-sea mining is a watery wild west
How can we plunder the spoils from this rich and remote territory, our common heritage?
Wednesday, 5 July, 2023

Food diet
Warnings on sweeteners may leave a bitter taste
Whether or not aspartame is carcinogenic, we know it is not the healthy option that many consumers believe it to be
Wednesday, 21 June, 2023

Science
Synthetic embryos create an ethical catch-22
These tapestries of tissue could shed light on infertility and pregnancy loss — but updated regulation is essential
Tuesday, 20 June, 2023

Summer Books 2023
Best summer books of 2023: Health and wellness
Anjana Ahuja selects her best mid-year reads
Wednesday, 14 June, 2023

Climate change
El Niño’s arrival spells out the stark choices on climate
Governments’ plans to tackle the escalating cost of living will need to factor in crop failures and spiralling commodity prices
Saturday, 10 June, 2023

Science
Scrapping the periodic table? An elemental mistake
Indian authorities are removing this historic graphic from textbooks — but it is fundamental to understanding the world
Wednesday, 7 June, 2023

Science
The Hitler beetle, the Taylor Swift millipede and the politics of scientific names
Societies and sensibilities change. The lexicon of life must also adapt
Tuesday, 23 May, 2023

Medical science
New surgical procedure makes us question what it means to be alive
The organ recovery technique has provoked criticism from within the scientific community
Friday, 19 May, 2023

ReviewScience books
Ultra-Processed People by Chris van Tulleken — how our food turned to junk
The podcaster and presenter breaks down the complex issue of additives with clarity and sensitivity but without moralising
Tuesday, 16 May, 2023

Health
The loneliness epidemic threatens our health as well as our happiness
Our craving for human company causes psychological stress, which induces physiological effects
Wednesday, 10 May, 2023

Artificial intelligence
We need to examine the beliefs of today’s tech luminaries
The futuristic philosophies favoured by AI’s most prominent supporters ignore the issues we should be grappling with now
Wednesday, 3 May, 2023

Carbon capture and storage
Turning whales into carbon-based assets won’t be easy
We have allowed the natural capital on which we all depend to be depreciated off the books
Wednesday, 26 April, 2023

Science
Scientific rivalries can benefit us all
From Newton to Darwin, skirmishes for primacy have driven some of the most famous thinkers in history
Wednesday, 19 April, 2023

Mental health
Automated stress detection might not be the office panacea it appears to be
New technology intended for self-management could open the door to surveillance
Wednesday, 5 April, 2023

Coronavirus
We should learn from rival attempts to write pandemic history
Data-sharing was messy, as shown by duelling claims about who published the coronavirus genome sequence first
Tuesday, 28 March, 2023

Science
We can’t let companies get away with making consumers sick
Just four sectors contribute to at least a third of global deaths — they should be held accountable
Wednesday, 15 March, 2023

Scientific research
World-leading? Britain’s science sector has some way to go
The country’s reputation is inflated by historic successes and relies on successful outliers
Tuesday, 7 March, 2023

Genomics
We need rules before we let the genome-editing genie out of the bottle
Changing human DNA brings hope for treating diseases but raises concerns such as equitable access