Super El Niño set to cause ‘terribly dangerous’ drought in the Amazon
The El Niño phase now under way will be the most damaging on record for the Amazon, scientists warn, raising the risk…
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I made a free AI chatbot solve a decade-long maths problem in 13 minutes
After months covering the shocking rise of AI mathematics, reporter Matthew Sparkes decided to put a free chatbot to…
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We’re on the verge of seeing the quantum vacuum for the first time
Quantum theory says a vacuum isn’t truly empty, but proving it directly has remained out of reach. A new experiment…
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The best new popular science books of September 2026
Dive into new titles from major names including Carlo Rovelli, Maggie Aderin, Xand van Tulleken and Jim Al-Khalili, as…
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Laughter therapy may help people with chronic lung disease
An eight-week course of self-administered laughter therapy helped a small number of people with chronic obstructive…
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Fermat’s last theorem formalised by AI agents in just 11 days
Converting the proof of Fermat's last theorem into code that computers can check was expected to take years.…
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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
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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
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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…
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Nations and big tech to train AI using ‘gold dust’ data from Ukraine
Foreign states and technology firms are scrambling for data from the Ukraine war so they can train the next-generation…
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Pig kidney kept a man off dialysis for nine months in world first
A pig kidney transplant worked for a record nine months. This enabled the recipient to stay off dialysis for longer…
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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…
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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…
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Pygmy raccoons teach each other to make toys out of paper and sand
Critically endangered pygmy raccoons on Cozumel Island in Mexico have shown remarkable creativity by making balls out…
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‘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…
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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…
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Why the extremes of climate breakdown will continue to take us by surprise
The relentless heatwaves that have hit the northern hemisphere this summer have made the climate threat real for many –…
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Adam Kucharski would like to point out he did not win big at a casino
Feedback goes down an AI rabbit hole after discovering that the internet is making up stories about epidemiologist and…
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Are you made of real-world quarks or virtual-world qubits?
Is it possible we’re living in a virtual simulation? Professor Catherine Heymans, the Astronomer Royal for Scotland,…
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How Ukraine created world-leading prostheses amid the chaos of war
Injuries from the war in Ukraine have forced the country to develop highly advanced prostheses and fit them in record…
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The first signs of dark matter particles may finally have been spotted
Most of the matter in the universe is dark matter, but for decades physicists haven’t been able to directly observe it…
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The UK just had its hottest summer ever
The average temperature in the UK in June, July and August 2026 has eclipsed the record set in summer 2025, and the…
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Mountain warming means there will be more disasters like the Nepal flood
Mountainous regions across the planet are warming especially fast, melting the ice that glues rocky slopes and glaciers…
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The best new science-fiction books of September 2026
From China Miéville to Brandon Sanderson via a tribute to Ursula K. Le Guin, there are some really huge names with new…
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