How to mine an asteroid
A new breed of companies are in a race to extract enormous wealth from the solar system – but who will benefit?
Science & Technology
Stopping the superbugs
We are heading for a public health crisis more devastating than the Covid-19 pandemic. There is still time to act
The next generation of solar panels could be transformative
New technologies are being developed to make solar panels far more efficient
The genetics of severe Covid-19
We are still only beginning to understand why the virus affected people so differently
How advances in organ donation are saving lives
The whole of the UK now has an opt-out policy on organ donation but other advances are critical too
How industrial farming is destroying the Earth
We speak to Philip Lymbery about why back-to-basics regenerative farming would help feed the world's growing population and fight climate change
Why science needs intuition
We often see science and intuition as antithetical but history is filled with examples where a scientist’s intuition has led to discovery
Could nuclear fusion save the planet?
There have long been hopes that nuclear fusion could provide a fountain of green energy – but recent advances can't obscure the scale of the challenge
A glimpse into the history of parenthood
New research suggests that women have become parents at a younger age than men throughout human history - but it doesn't explain the reason
A breakthrough in the hunt for chemical weapons
A new technique will help inspectors verify chemical attacks