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Illustration depicting runners on a track

Health

Rapid bursts of ageing are causing a total rethink of how we grow old

Humans

Evolution has made humans both Machiavellian and born socialists

Technology

‘Flashes of brilliance and frustration’: I let an AI agent run my day

Leaders

Technology

Will we ever feel comfortable with AIs taking on important tasks?

An example from the history of mathematics shows how views on the trustworthiness of artificial intelligence can quickly start to change

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Space

Stunning image of a supernova reveals a dead star that exploded twice

Pictures of a distant supernova remnant show two concentric rings, providing clear evidence that exploding white dwarf stars go boom twice in the blink of an eye

Mathematics

AI could be about to completely change the way we do mathematics

Health

Nighttime light exposure linked to heart disease in largest study yet

Humans

‘Hybrid’ skull may have been a child of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens

Space

Interstellar comet hurtling through solar system named 3I/ATLAS

Technology

Cyberattacks could exploit home solar panels to disrupt power grids

Life

Protocells self-assembling on micrometeorites hint at origins of life

Technology

Quantum-enhanced supercomputers are starting to do chemistry

Technology

Quantum computers are surprisingly random 鈥� but that’s a good thing

Humans

An ancient Egyptian’s complete genome has been read for the first time

Humans

Prehistoric Spanish people transported 2-tonne stone by boat

Space

Bioplastic habitats on Mars could be built from algae

Environment

Fig trees may benefit climate by turning carbon dioxide into stone

Health

Weird ‘harmless’ microbes may play a pivotal role in colorectal cancer

Environment

Vegan cheese could be about to get a lot closer to the real thing

Health

Single antiviral shot could offer better protection than flu vaccines

Environment

Shrinking Antarctic sea ice is warming the ocean faster than expected

Technology

Typos and slang spur AI to discourage seeking medical care

Health

Polycystic ovary syndrome may be passed on via chemical tags on DNA

Health

Altered gut microbiome linked to fertility issues in people with PCOS

Humans

Ancient DNA reveals make-up of Roman Empire鈥檚 favourite sauce

Life

Orcas are bringing humans gifts 鈥� what does it mean?

Aperture

Life

Stunningly intimate octopus image wins aquatic photography prize

Kat Zhou has won the Aquatic Life category in the 2025 BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition, while a shot of a death-defying leap by a lemur took the top prize

Regulars

Features

Health

Rapid bursts of ageing are causing a total rethink of how we grow old

Suddenly feeling old? Evidence now suggests that rather than a long, steady decline, we dramatically age around three specific times in our lives. Might it be possible to stay younger for longer?

Technology

‘Flashes of brilliance and frustration’: I let an AI agent run my day

Humans

Evolution has made humans both Machiavellian and born socialists

Culture

Humans

Provocative new book says we must persuade people to have more babies

The population is set to plummet and we don't know how to stop it, warn Dean Spears and Michael Geruso in their new book, After the Spike

快猫短视频 recommends Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel Atmosphere

Technology

Slay the new slang: check out a guide to social media鈥檚 baffling lingo

Comment

Foundation’s new season has dramatic potential 鈥� but sadly falls flat

Health

Plans to genetically screen newborns for rare diseases are problematic

The UK's health secretary has announced a 10-year plan to check newborns for a huge range of rare conditions. There are major medical and ethical issues with this, argues neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan

Space

The cosmos is vast, so how do we measure it?