The Mpemba effect, ant navigation, and the mystery of pure gold
Chemistry, Biology, Physics: Three scientists talk through big recent developments in their fields.
Science & Technology
Why physics isn’t dead
Relativity and quantum theory help us make sense of the universe – but physics still has huge mysteries left to unravel.
Will progress kill humanism?
Yuval Noah Harari’s new book explores the idea that scientific knowledge might one day undermine democratic values.
“Without the evolution of locomotion there would be no sex, no photosynthesis, no ecology”
Q&A with evolutionary biologist Matt Wilkinson.
Three parent babies, the gamification of protein, and mapping matter
Chemistry, Biology, Physics: Three scientists talk through big recent developments in their fields.
Book Review: A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
Adam Rutherford's new book, on the miracle of human genetics, is not merely informative, but wise.
Trouble at sea: what fossil fuels are doing to our oceans
We know what carbon dioxide is doing to our atmosphere – but could it have an equally devastating effect on our oceans?
The search for a new planet
Two astronomers have stunned the scientific community with their claim that another world circles beyond the eight known worlds.
To store, perchance to thaw?
The cryonics industry promises to freeze and revive the human brain. Neuroscientist Clive Coen explains why this is wishful thinking.
Clearing Patient Zero
Gaeten Dugan, one of the most vilified patients in medical history, was not responsible for bringing HIV to the US.