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Nasa Bumps Moon Landing Back to 2025 at the Earliest
Agency says funding issues, along with delays tied to Bezos legal challenge, will push back first landing in a half century
Earth's First Continents Emerged from the Ocean 700m Years Earlier Than Thought
Ancient rock forms suggest world's first stable cratons rose above sea level more than 3bn years ago
Few Willing to Change Lifestyle to Save the Planet, Climate Survey Finds
Poll of 10 countries including US, UK, France and Germany finds people prioritising measures that are already habits.
2050: What Happens if We Ignore the Climate Crisis (Video Explainer)
We envision two scenarios: what life could look like in 2050 if we do nothing, and what life could look like if we take action now. Watch this video to take a glimpse into the future and find out what you can do to prevent global climate catastrophe. There is still hope .
Opinion: If the Super-Rich Want to Live for Ever Our Planet is Truly Doomed
Instead of investing to cheat death, shouldn't we be trying to make old age livable and dignified for all?
AI Needs Regulating Before It's Too Late
If by 2052 a computer could match the human brain then we need better ways to build it.
Canadian Academic on Leave Amid Row over Indigenous Ancestry Claims
CBC investigation into Carrie Bourassa has drawn comparisons with case of Rachel Dolezal in US
"My Students Never Knew": the Lecturer Who Lived in a Tent
"My Students Never Knew": the Lecturer Who Lived in a Tent
Higher education is one of the most casualised sectors of the UK economy, and for many it means a struggle to get by.
Human Species Who Lived 500,000 Years Ago Named As Homo Bodoensis
Species was direct ancestor of early humans in Africa and discovery has led to reassessment of epoch
World's Chief Scientists Urge Cop26 Attendees to Step Up Low-Carbon Policies
Signatories include scientists from US, EU, India and African and South American countries.
David Frost Says EU Close to Breaching Brexit Deal over Science Programme
David Frost Says EU Close to Breaching Brexit Deal over Science Programme
Minister 'quite concerned' about delay to finalising UK's participation in €80bn Horizon Europe scheme
The World Was Woefully Unprepared for a Pandemic. Let's Be Ready for the Next One
The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board is calling for a coherent action plan to counter future health emergencies
Astronomers Spot First Possible Exoplanet Outside Our Galaxy
Saturn-sized planet candidate has been identified in Whirlpool Galaxy 28m light years away
People Taking Statins Less Likely to Die from Covid, Study Suggests
Experts warn findings do not prove cholesterol-lowering drugs can reduce death rates.
The Truth About Artificial Intelligence? It Isn't That Honest
Tests of natural language processing models show that the bigger they are, the bigger liars they are. Should we be worried?
French Study of over 22m People Finds Vaccines Cut Severe Covid Risk by 90%
Largest study of its kind also finds vaccines appear to protect against worst effects of Delta variant
Cambridge Colleges Accused of Exploiting "Gig Economy" Tutors
Nearly half of undergraduate tutorials are delivered by staff who lack proper contracts, research shows.
Female Scientists Strike Success at the Australian Museum's 2021 Eureka Prizes
'Green Growth' Doesn't Exist - Less of Everything is the Only Way to Avert Catastrophe
'Green Growth' Doesn't Exist - Less of Everything is the Only Way to Avert Catastrophe
It is simply not possible to carry on at the current level of economic activity without destroying the environment, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Should Scientists Run the Country?
Covid has put academics at the heart of policymaking, but electing better politicians could be the answer.
Mathematicians Discover Music Really Can Be Infectious - Like a Virus
New music download patterns appear to closely resemble epidemic curves for infectious disease, study finds
The Bias That Blinds: Why Some People Get Dangerously Different Medical Care
Scientists Find Evidence of Humans Making Clothes 120,000 Years Ago
Tools and bones in Moroccan cave could be some of earliest evidence of the hallmark human behaviour.
Scientists' Egos Are Key Barrier to Progress, Says Covid Vaccine Pioneer
Prof Katalin Karikó of BioNTech says she endured decades of scepticism over her work on mRNA vaccines.
Rafia Zakaria: 'A Lot of White Female Professors Told Me to Quit'
The activist and author discusses why there is no one-size-fits-all feminism and her aim to create work that comforts women of colour who have been 'gaslit'
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