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How worried should we be about the invasive mosquitoes in the UK?
Invasive mosquitoes that can carry viruses like dengue, chikungunya and Zika have been found breeding in east London
Super El Niño could have unexpected effect on UK winter
An El Niño is usually expected to herald a cold end to winter in the UK – but this year could be different
Lucid dreams induced via multisensory stimulation
Lucid dreams, when a person is aware they're dreaming and can often control them, could be induced in people who rarely experience them
Nations and big tech to train AI using ‘gold dust’ data from …
Foreign states and technology firms are scrambling for data from the Ukraine war so they can train the next-generation of AI models that might be …
Pig kidney kept a man off dialysis for nine months in world …
A pig kidney transplant worked for a record nine months. This enabled the recipient to stay off dialysis for longer while waiting for a suitable …
Psilocybin could prevent common and debilitating chemotherapy side effect
Many people who have chemotherapy develop numbness, tingling and pain in their hands and feet, which can disrupt their treatment. But research suggests that psilocybin, …
Rapid climate change brings wildfire threat to new corners of Europe
Scorching conditions this year have triggered wildfires in European countries that are normally considered to be damp and cool
Pygmy raccoons teach each other to make toys out of paper and …
Critically endangered pygmy raccoons on Cozumel Island in Mexico have shown remarkable creativity by making balls out of rubbish at beach clubs
‘Not-quite primordial’ black holes may explain baffling JWST discovery
The James Webb Space Telescope seems to have discovered more ancient black holes than theory had predicted, and now we have a new way to …
Saturn has a big, weird decagon around its south pole
A decagon – a geometric polygon with 10 sides and 10 angles – has been found on Saturn, and nobody is quite sure how it …
Designer floating homes may be the future as sea levels rise
Are these floating houses in Amsterdam’s IJburg district the shape of things to come? Check out Floating Futures, a new series by photojournalist Alessandro Gandolfi
The legendary snow leopard comes up against harsh realities in remarkable book
In Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi's The Ghost of the Mountains, the near-spiritual myth of the elusive snow leopard becomes a way of understanding all that we stand …
Ambitious sci-fi novel imagines a universe where time flows backwards
People are born old in their graves and get more robust over life, only to shrink into babies who are pushed into their mother’s womb. …
If the sun suddenly disappeared, how long would life on Earth last?
Readers offer different perspectives on the fate of life on Earth should the sun vanish – and there may be hope for some
Humans can see water, so can fish see air?
One reader delves into whether or not fish can see air – and question if humans can strictly see water
What is the optimal way to ice a cocktail? Part 2
Readers continue to share their two cents on how best to keep your cocktail cool
This week’s new questions
Why hasn’t evolution reintroduced gills in the land-based mammals that returned to the sea? And what is the fastest way to empty a full jug …
Adam Kucharski would like to point out he did not win big …
Feedback goes down an AI rabbit hole after discovering that the internet is making up stories about epidemiologist and mathematician Adam Kucharski - and that …
Why the extremes of climate breakdown will continue to take us by …
The relentless heatwaves that have hit the northern hemisphere this summer have made the climate threat real for many – but preparation and adaptation will …
Venus may have had a moon for nearly 2 billion years
A moon may once have been consumed by Venus, after existing alongside the planet for up to 1.7 billion years
What remains of the last Neanderthals tell us about their demise
An isolated population of Neanderthals is shedding new light on their species’ final days. Palaeoanthropologist Ludovic Slimak takes us inside the cave where they lived …
A nuclear reactor is being installed a mile underground in Kansas
Deep Fission has just received safety approval from the US Department of Energy for a reactor design that it plans to install at the bottom …
Groundbreaking laser of ghostly particles may be impossible to build
A year ago, researchers made a splash with a wildly creative idea for building a laser from notoriously elusive particles, but a new analysis shows …
Can we really reverse global warming after overshooting 1.5°C?
A UN report says it’s possible to get global temperatures back down to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century, but many …
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