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Health

The discovery that cancer hacks nerves could lead to fairer treatments

Health

The chilling discovery that nerve cells help cancers grow and spread

Tutankhamon's solid gold death mask

Humans

Tutankhamun was only a D-list pharaoh. So why was his tomb so opulent?

Environment

The man quietly spending $1 billion on climate action

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Leaders

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Health

The discovery that cancer hacks nerves could lead to fairer treatments

With rising cancer rates, we need more good news, and the latest finding that cancer interacts with the nervous system means cheap and readily available drugs could help

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BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 06: A boxing robot makes appearance at the opening ceremony of the 7th Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI) Conference on June 6, 2025 in Beijing, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

Technology

Kickboxing robot shows off its moves at AI conference

The humanoid robot is a step towards such machines helping in homes and factories 鈥� and could spark a popular new spectator sport

Environment

Forest crisis sparks alarm that Europe will miss net-zero targets

Life

Sauropod dinosaur’s last meal reveals that it didn’t bother to chew

Mind

Quarter of people follow rules even with no downside to breaking them

Humans

Dead Sea Scrolls analysis may force rethink of ancient Jewish history

Health

Massaging the neck and face may help flush waste out of the brain

Physics

Could we build space-time computers that run on gravity?

Life

Worms team up to form tentacles when they want to go places

Health

Retinal implant restores sight for blind mice

Mind

We’ve figured out how our brains sort imagination from reality

Humans

Ancient humans evolved to be better teachers as technology advanced

Life

Super-invasive termites could spread from Florida around the world

Space

We may have discovered the first-ever stars powered by dark matter

Environment

There may be a surprising upside to losing coral reefs as oceans warm

Technology

Quantum computers are on the edge of revealing new particle physics

Environment

Rivers are leaking ancient carbon back into the atmosphere

Health

Infant RSV shot may be more effective than vaccines during pregnancy

Life

Crafty cockatoos learn to use public drinking fountains

Space

Trillion dollars’ worth of platinum waiting to be mined on the moon

Analysis

Health

Is ADHD on the rise? No 鈥� but that answer doesn’t tell the whole story

Despite reports of a recent surge in ADHD, a global analysis has found no reliable evidence of an increase in the number of children diagnosed with the condition since 2020

Aperture

Pacific compass jellyfish (Chrysaora fuscescens) inside a plastic bag. The cultured jellyfish, along with a portion of the water in which they grew, are shipped in plastic bags (and insulating Styrofoam boxes) to various customers, including zoos, aquariums, and research institutions. Jellyfish Farm, Europe's largest jellyfish breeding facility, K??nzell, Germany.

Life

Inside Europe’s largest jellyfish farm

Images from a jellyfish-breeding facility in Germany showcase the luminous invertebrates' environmental challenges and medical promise

Features

Health

The chilling discovery that nerve cells help cancers grow and spread

A new understanding of how tumours exploit our nervous system is leading to new ways to treat cancer using familiar drugs like Botox and beta blockers

Humans

Tutankhamun was only a D-list pharaoh. So why was his tomb so opulent?

Environment

The man quietly spending $1 billion on climate action

Culture

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Society

A compelling book asks if we are killing off the idea of private life

How did we lose the sense that some parts of life should be off-limits rather than open to commodification? Tiffany Jenkins's thoughtful new book Strangers and Intimates explores

Physics

Physicist Frank Close’s new book is a welcome rework of the atomic age

Life

快猫短视频 recommends the British Library鈥檚 Unearthed exhibition

Physics

Fabulous time travel novel is part-thriller and part-romance

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Health

A woman’s body is a man’s world. Just ask an anatomist…

From Fallopian tubes to the G-spot, long-dead men have left their mark on women's anatomy. It's time to turf them out, says Adam Taor

Space

Trump’s proposed science cuts will have huge consequences

Mind

How to use psychology to feel better about how you look in a swimsuit

Tom Gauld on the life of a scientist

Twisteddoodles on when work takes precedence

Regulars

Comment

Does this new tent repel both water and the laws of physics?

Feedback is tickled by a marketing email touting a new range of tents, which promises revolutionary waterproofing technology

This Week鈥檚 Letters

Ancient human remains in caves are buried in dirt. Didn鈥檛 they clean?

How would civilisation differ if skies were always obscured by clouds?

This week鈥檚 new questions

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