'Historic': Global Climate Plans Can Now Keep Heating Below 2C, Study Shows
But goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C will fail without immediate action, scientists warn.
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The Big Idea: Should We Get Rid of the Scientific Paper?
As a format it's slow, encourages hype, and is difficult to correct. A radical overhaul of publishing could make science better.
Scientists Must Be Free to Communicate Without Politicians' Spin
Whether it's about COVID or badger culls, the science can be unclear. But the public must hear about it from the researchers, not from government press officers.
Chile's Archaeologists Fight to Save the World's Oldest Mummies from Climate Change
Chile's Archaeologists Fight to Save the World's Oldest Mummies from Climate Change
The desert graveyard where the ancient Chinchorro decorated and buried their dead is now a Unesco World Heritage site
Long Covid Could Create a Generation Affected by Disability, Expert Warns
Prof Danny Altmann, immunologist at Imperial College London, says UK's approach fails to take the impact of infections seriously
WHO Blames Rising Covid Cases in Europe on Curbs Lifted Too Soon
Regional director says several countries lifted restrictions 'brutally'
US Astronaut's Return Hangs in the Balance As Tensions with Russia Escalate
US Astronaut's Return Hangs in the Balance As Tensions with Russia Escalate
Mark Vande Hei, who is set to break the US single spaceflight record, will be riding a Russian capsule back to EarthRussia-Ukraine war.
UK Scientists Fear Brain Drain As Brexit Rows Put Research at Risk
Projects in jeopardy as EU revokes millions in grant offers after failure of trade talks
Thinktank Linked to Tech Giant Canon Under Pressure to Remove 'dangerous' Climate Articles
Thinktank Linked to Tech Giant Canon Under Pressure to Remove 'dangerous' Climate Articles
Exclusive: Some Canon Institute for Global Studies posts call the climate crisis 'fake news' and compare Greta Thunberg to a communist
Leading Climate Research Publisher Helps Fuel Oil and Gas Drilling
Elsevier's work with fossil fuel companies 'drags us towards disaster', climate researcher says.
The Covid Treatment Pill is Here - and Big Pharma Will Ultimately Decide Who Gets It | Othoman Mellouk
The Covid Treatment Pill is Here - and Big Pharma Will Ultimately Decide Who Gets It | Othoman Mellouk
Experts are predicting demand for life-saving antiviral drugs will rapidly outpace supply. Like the vaccine, the poorest countries will be left until last, says medicine access advocate Othoman Mellouk
Deluge of Dog Pee and Poo Harming Nature Reserves, Study Suggests
Urine and faeces creating nitrogen and phosphorus levels that would be illegal on farms, scientists calculate
Native Peruvians Threaded Corpses' Spines on to Sticks, Study Suggests
Chincha people put their dead back together after colonisers disturbed graves when looting silver and gold, research says
The Gap Between Australian Climate Policy and the Science is Closing Far Too Slowly - We Have to Keep Up the Pressure
Equations Built Giants Like Google. Who'll Find the Next Billion-dollar Bit of Maths?
Equations Built Giants Like Google. Who'll Find the Next Billion-dollar Bit of Maths?
Obscure, generations-old theorems have been transformative in tech, and there are still plenty out there to be used, says maths professor David Sumpter
James Webb Space Telescope Takes Up Station a Million Miles from Earth
$10bn observatory manoeuvred into position at four times the orbit of the moon, with first images expected in June.
Face Masks Make People Look More Attractive, Study Finds
Images of men wearing a blue medical face mask perceived as being the most attractive.
A Data 'black Hole': Europol Ordered to Delete Vast Store of Personal Data
EU police body accused of unlawfully holding information and aspiring to become an NSA-style mass surveillance agency
Cuba's Vaccine Success Story Sails Past Mark Set by Rich World's Covid Efforts
The island nation struggles to keep the lights on but has inoculated 90% of its population with home-developed vaccines
More Than a Feeling: Why Our Emotions Are Crucial to the Way We Think
Emotions enhance our process of reasoning and aid decision-making, says the author and physicist Leonard Mlodinow
Two Years of Coronavirus: How Pandemic Unfolded Around the World
In December 2019 the WHO was told of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China. These charts show how Covid-19 has spread across the world since then
Companies Race to Stem Flood of Microplastic Fibres into the Oceans
New products range from washing machine filters and balls to fabrics made from kelp and orange peel.
No Mountain High Enough: Study Finds Plastic in 'Clean' Air
Microplastics from Africa and North America found airborne in French Pyrenees, 2,877 metres above sea level
Scientists Find Perfectly Preserved Dinosaur Embryo Preparing to Hatch Like a Bird
At least 66m-year-old fossil discovered in southern China reveals posture previously unseen in dinosaurs
Is There Any Good News at All on Omicron? Yes, There Are Small Signs of Hope
Analysis: scientists are only starting to understand new COVID mutation but there is encouraging news from the laboratory, South Africa and on antiviral drugs.
The Year's Top 10 Science Stories, Chosen by Scientists
Billionaires in space, an end-date for deforestation, facing up to racial bias in healthcare - we asked scientists to share the most important developments of 2021.
The Richest Countries Are Vaccine Hoarders. Try Them in International Court
Millions have died unnecessarily and millions more will in 2022 unless something changes, says Anthony Costello, former WHO director
Nasa's Solar Probe 'touches' Sun for First Time, Dives into Unexplored Atmosphere
The Parker probe is exploring the corona to help scientists better understand solar outbursts that can interfere with life on Earth
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