Here is how to understand OpenAI’s major mathematical breakthrough
Since OpenAI announced its solution to one of the prestigious Millennium Prize Problems, mathematicians have been…
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The world’s biggest carbon sink may start emitting CO2 after net zero
If the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere declines, the Southern Ocean is likely to begin emitting more carbon than it…
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What’s next for mathematics now that AI is upending the field?
Famous and challenging problems in mathematics are falling to AI at a rapid pace. Where does this leave mathematicians,…
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August was the joint hottest month on record
Global warming and a record El Niño have pushed Earth’s temperature more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial average,…
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Why our common ancestor with chimpanzees keeps getting further away
The more we learn about chimpanzees, the more they resemble us – but the further back in time our shared ancestor seems…
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Bursts of ‘pink noise’ during sleep seem to help clear waste from brain
The human brain flushes out waste products while we sleep and now it seems that certain sounds might enhance the process
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Heat spikes over Tibet may help explain severe Californian flooding
Unusually high temperatures over the mountainous region can kick-start a chain of events that ultimately leads to a…
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Earliest evidence of habitual drug use found in teeth in Indonesia
Strange, rounded grooves in prehistoric teeth are thought to have been made by regularly sucking whole betel nuts to…
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Unexpected hints of dark matter should breathe life into particle physics
With little in the way of significant discoveries since 2012, there have been mutterings that particle physics is at a…
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Tom Gauld on an introduction to basic philosophical astronomy
Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon
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Why don’t dogs look up when a low-flying plane passes overhead? part 3
Readers continue to share stories of how their own dogs respond to aircrafts
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What changes will occur on Earth as the moon moves further away? part 3
A reader thinks outside the box on ways to mitigate against this slow-forming issue
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Why don’t we sneeze when we are asleep? part 2
It turns out some of our readers do sneeze in their sleeps – but only in certain circumstances
Read at source →Why do humans have a common sense of beauty for things like sunsets and do other animals share this appreciation?
Although one reader thinks it would be virtually impossible to tell if animals have a sense of beauty, they give their…
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Are anti-black holes possible, and how could we tell if we were looking at one?
One reader thinks the answer is yes, and gives ways we could spot them
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New Scientist recommends a fascinating deep dive into the real Vikings
The stories we tell about the Vikings often say more about us than them. Archaeologist Neil Price's new book The…
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NASA’s next major telescope might see alien oceans and rainbows
The upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory should be able to spot the glint of water on habitable planets, and maybe more
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Denisovan tools from cave in China shows how mysterious humans lived
A site in China is just the third to give us an insight into the way the enigmatic Denisovans lived. The archaeology at…
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Lost quantum traces could reveal dark matter at the Large Hadron Collider
Particle collisions are inherently quantum, but much of that character is lost when we turn them into classical data.…
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Why is there controversy around OpenAI’s Millennium Prize maths breakthrough?
8 September should have been an exciting day of celebration for mathematicians worldwide. Instead, it became a…
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Paracetamol use in early pregnancy linked to smaller ovaries and testes
Taking the painkiller paracetamol (acetaminophen) during pregnancy has been linked to smaller ovaries and testes in…
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OpenAI has solved the Navier-Stokes Millennium problem using $15m of AI effort
One of the trickiest problems in mathematics has now fallen to AI after just days of work. The groundbreaking result…
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Zapping the face could boost brain signalling and memory
Bursts of electrical stimulation to a nerve in the face seem to improve signalling between neurons and people's…
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Why growing seaweed isn’t a climate solution
Some have claimed cultivating seaweed could remove hundreds of millions of tonnes of CO2. But as warming waters kill…
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Major breakthrough made on famous Millennium maths problem
Three key findings produced in collaboration between humans and AI bring us closer to a solution to the infamous…
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As Star Trek turns 60, it’s not too late to discover the seminal series
Whether it's the original 1966 classic or one of its many modern spinoffs, there's a Star Trek story for everyone.…
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The danger of viewing the cosmos as a mirror that shows us ourselves
It is only natural to view the world, or even the entire universe, through the lens of humanity – we’re human, after…
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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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