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Health

Why Lyme disease and other tick-borne conditions are on the rise

Cartoon-style illustration imagines two people in the small intestine, surrounded by microbes

Health

The surprisingly big impact the small intestine has on your health

Astronaut Scott Kelly posted this photo of an aurora taken from the International Space Station to Twitter on August 15, 2015

Physics

The radical idea that space-time remembers could upend cosmology

Leaders

Technology

Forget superintelligence 鈥� we need to tackle ‘stupid’ AI first

Tech CEOs and politicians alike are preparing for the day that superintelligent AI takes over, whilst failing to deal with the issues in front of them 鈥� from copyright to autonomous killing machines

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The sun's inner corona appears green in this image taken on 23 May aboard Proba-3

Space

Stunning pictures show the first ever artificial solar eclipse

The Proba-3 mission, consisting of two spacecraft that fly in close formation to study the sun, has returned images of the first ever artificial solar eclipse

Space

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is about to totally transform astronomy

Life

Cryopreserved sea star larvae could enable vital species to recover

Space

‘Impossible’ particle that hit Earth may have been dark matter

Technology

Is superintelligent AI just around the corner, or just a sci-fi dream?

Earth

Earth鈥檚 mantle may have hidden plumes venting heat from its core

Mind

Cyborg tadpoles are helping us learn how brain development starts

Health

Blood vessel organoids quickly minimise damage to injured tissue

Health

Complex blood vessel nets could be 3D printed for artificial organs

Physics

Light has been made into a fluid that simulates space-time

Space

These images are the first time we have seen the sun’s south pole

Space

Perseverance rover may hold secrets to newly discovered Mars volcano

Health

How you breathe could reveal a lot about your health

Mind

Mind-reading AI turns paralysed man’s brainwaves into instant speech

Space

Starlink satellites are leaking radio signals that may ruin astronomy

Technology

The arid air of Death Valley may actually be a valuable water source

Health

Gene editing could treat damage from ‘irreversible’ kidney disease

Analysis

Technology

Can any nation protect against a Ukraine-style drone smuggling attack?

Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb showed how small, cheap drones can be smuggled into a country and used against expensive military hardware. Now, there are concerns that nations like the US and UK aren't ready to defend against a similar attack

Technology

Disney and Universal lawsuit may be killing blow in AI copyright wars

Aperture

Life

Fish rescue wins 快猫短视频 Editors Award at Earth Photo 2025

This photo series capturing efforts to save the Chinook salmon of the Klamath river in the western US won the 快猫短视频 Editors Award at the Earth Photo 2025 competition

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Features

Physics

The radical idea that space-time remembers could upend cosmology

There are new hints that the fabric of space-time may be made of "memory cells" that record the whole history of the universe. If true, it could explain the nature of dark matter and much more

Health

Why Lyme disease and other tick-borne conditions are on the rise

Health

The surprisingly big impact the small intestine has on your health

Culture

Mandatory Credit: Photo by ADAM VAUGHAN/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (14138456b) An aerial photograph taken by drone shows the recently felled tree at Sycamore Gap in Northumberland, Britain, 05 October 2023. The famous tree at Sycamore Gap was cut down on the night of 27 September 2023, leading to the arrests of a 16-year-old boy and a 60-year-old man on suspicion of causing criminal damage. The tree appeared in Kevin Costner's 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves and was part of the landscape for 200 years. One week after Britain's iconic Sycamore Gap Tree was felled, Northumberland, United Kingdom - 05 Oct 2023

Mind

A new book argues that revenge is an addiction 鈥� but doesn’t convince

Recovering "revenge addict" James Kimmel Jr. makes the case for retaliation to be understood as an addiction in new book The Science of Revenge. It's compelling, but doesn't quite add up

Chemistry

Killer new book uncovers Agatha Christie’s knowledge of toxicology

Space

快猫短视频 recommends a new space show at the Hayden Planetarium

Comment

This stunning post-apocalyptic drama is the one you should be watching

Technology

What are we losing by burying ourselves in immersive experiences?

The "immersive entertainment" boom takes user-centred experiences to new heights, but isn't it making culture a little insular, asks Arwa Haider

Life

The surprising silver lining to the recent boom in invertebrate pets