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Health

The alarming rise of colorectal cancer diagnoses in people under 50

Space

The cosmic landscape of time that explains our universe’s expansion

Technology

The critical computer systems still relying on decades-old code

Health

Why the world鈥檚 longevity hotspots may not be all they seem

Leaders

Health

Health scares for a new generation must be tackled with solid science

A rise in cancers among younger people, particularly colorectal cancer, is prompting speculation on social media over the causes. Only slow, careful research can get to the truth

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Space

Blue Ghost spacecraft makes second-ever commercial landing on the moon

The second-ever commercial landing on the moon comes amid a flurry of lunar exploration activity that will see around a dozen missions this year alone

Technology

Shock discovery tears up the rules of time and space inside a computer

Humans

A man’s brain was turned into glass by the eruption of Vesuvius

Space

Spacecraft may need to be dirtier to keep astronauts healthy

Space

The first water may have formed surprisingly soon after the big bang

Life

Stone tools help monkeys thrive in hostile habitats

Humans

Ancient hunters may have used throwing spears 300,000 years ago

Technology

Thread-based computer could be knitted into clothes to monitor health

Physics

‘Galloping’ bubbles could act as tiny robotic vacuum cleaners

Environment

Vital ocean current is unlikely to completely shut down this century

Physics

Physicists capture a strange fractal 鈥榖utterfly鈥� for the first time

Humans

When did people start building houses with corners?

Health

People in industrial societies get more sleep than hunter-gatherers

Environment

Deep-sea life is still recovering from mining activity 40 years ago

Analysis

Health

Does milk and other dairy really reduce the risk of colorectal cancer?

Consuming dairy is increasingly being linked to a lower risk of colorectal cancer, but the true relationship between the two is hard to untangle

Aperture

Rhiannon Adam, United Kingdom, Finalist, Professional competition, Creative, Sony World Photography Awards 2025

Space

Eerie image of a space-bound rocket among photo contest finalists

This photograph of a Soyuz rocket bathed in mist was selected as a finalist for the Sony World Photography Awards 2025 competition

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Features

Space

The cosmic landscape of time that explains our universe’s expansion

A strange new conception of how time warps across the universe does away with cosmology's most mysterious entity, dark energy

Health

Why the world鈥檚 longevity hotspots may not be all they seem

Technology

The critical computer systems still relying on decades-old code

Health

The alarming rise of colorectal cancer diagnoses in people under 50

Culture

Single mother with son at home. She is using computer for paying bills or online shopping.

Health

How neuroscience and bad studies have fuelled intensive parenting

Motherdom is the latest book to lay bare the shaky science pressuring parents to perfectly steer their children's development from birth. It's a welcome reality check, finds Penny Sarchet

Culture

Space

快猫短视频 recommends Helios, Luke Jerram’s giant sun sculpture

Culture

Comment

Rediscover The OA, a TV show with echoes of late director David Lynch

Culture

Environment

We need a global environmental court 鈥� and we need it now

Our current justice system won't save small island nations like mine. We need a court with the authority to properly address climate change, says Anthony Carmona, a former president of Trinidad and Tobago

Technology

How Moore’s law led us to a flawed vision of the future