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Health

The ultimate guide to hydration and what you really should be drinking

Physics

Six ways we could finally find new physics beyond the standard model

Subatomic particles and atoms, conceptual illustration.

Physics

A brief history of the standard model, our theory of almost everything

Physics

An alternative way to picture the standard model of particle physics

Leaders

Physics

Physicists can complete our amazing, imperfect picture of reality

On its 50th anniversary, the standard model of particle physics remains an unfinished masterpiece. The quest to finally fill in the blanks should be treated not with frustration but joyful anticipation

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Humans

Our ancestors may have come close to extinction 900,000 years ago

A genetic analysis suggests our ancestral population fell as low as around 1300 individuals nearly a million years ago, but other experts aren't convinced

Space

India’s moon craft enter sleep mode and await freezing lunar night

Space

India set to launch probe to investigate mysteries of the sun

Technology

Implant lets people type on virtual keyboards with just brain signals

Health

People with eczema may have high levels of some bacteria on their skin

Space

Have interstellar meteor fragments really been found in the ocean?

Technology

Why haven’t we got useful quantum computers yet?

Life

Ancient armoured animal leads to rethink of reptile evolutionary tree

Humans

Ancient humans may have worn shoes more than 100,000 years ago

Technology

AI generates video game levels and characters from text prompts

Health

Vitamin C and E supplements may make lung cancers grow faster

Life

Pirate spiders ambush prey by tricking them with lines of silk

Technology

AI beats champion human pilots in head-to-head drone races

Space

Massive crater found on distant world far beyond Neptune

Technology

Virus 鈥榥anobots鈥� can make harmful bacteria in food and drink glow

Humans

‘Scent of eternity’ worn by ancient Egyptian mummy has been revealed

Technology

Earthquake sensors are tracking bombing attacks in Ukraine

Health

Drinking alcohol doesn’t give people ‘beer goggles’ after all

Analysis

Health

Why is Wegovy weight-loss jab so hard to get access to?

NHS England has finally taken a delivery of weight-loss treatment Wegovy, but drugmaker Novo Nordisk still seems to be struggling to keep up with demand

Environment

The proposed Anthropocene definition is unscientific and harmful

Health

We need evidence about the risks and benefits of alternative medicines

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Life

See this award-winning shot of a reef manta ray taken by a drone

Lewis Burnett's powerful photographs of a saltwater crocodile, Risso's dolphins and a reef manta ray are part of a collection that won him the Portfolio prize in the 2023 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition

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Physics

A brief history of the standard model, our theory of almost everything

Our amazing picture of the particles and forces that make reality took decades of invention and experiment to piece together

Physics

An alternative way to picture the standard model of particle physics

Physics

Six ways we could finally find new physics beyond the standard model

Health

The ultimate guide to hydration and what you really should be drinking

Culture

2H2KWF7 Flowers and trees during the Cretaceous period, illustration

Comment

Extinctions review: A fast-paced story of going extinct on Earth

Days of mass death on Earth are dramatically captured by Michael Benton in his book, Extinctions. It's well-told and gripping, but real palaeontology afficionados may crave newer stories

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The MANIAC review: A dark novel about the legendary John von Neumann

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快猫短视频 recommends The Man Who Couldn’t Stop and The Retrievals

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Billion Dollar Heist review: How cybercriminals hit Bangladeshi bank

Teenage girl using laptop and internet to study online

Mind

Why great people don’t always give good advice

Whatever your area of interest, it would seem sensible to learn from the best. Recent research disagrees, finds David Robson

Tom Gauld on scientists at their most dangerous

Twisteddoodles’ take on lab safety