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Physics

Physicist Frank Wilczek鈥檚 unique insights on the nature of reality

In the village of Tshabula, villagers search for cobalt and copper in the waste tailings dumped by the lorries of the Chinese company Commus, which extracts minerals from one of the town's largest open-cast mines.

Environment

Mining for renewable tech inflicts huge damage. Is there a solution?

Leaders

Health

A new angle on brain health could bring much-needed new treatments

Psychiatric medicine hasn't changed much since the 1960s. Could blocking the effects of chronic inflammation on the brain be the step change we need?

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock (15445863d) Humanoid robots compete in the 100-meters race at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China, 17 August, 2025. Humanoid robot 100-meters race finals, Beijing - 17 Aug 2025

Technology

Running robot takes a tumble at China’s World Humanoid Robotic Games

The 100-metre sprint was won by a machine with a time of 21.50 seconds. It was one of many events at the games, which saw 280 competing teams from 16 countries.

Health

mRNA drugs could protect against almost any kind of viral infection

Environment

2024 saw a record-breaking number of dangerously hot and humid days

Humans

Fossil teeth may come from a new species of early hominin

Physics

Jupiter’s moon Ganymede could be a giant dark matter detector

Health

Living at high altitude may help ward off obesity

Life

Weird microbial partnership shows how complex life may have evolved

Technology

It is impossible to build a practical quantum broadcaster

Chemistry

快猫短视频s created a new carbon molecule for the second time ever

Space

Oldest fast radio burst ever seen sheds light on early star formation

Health

Vanishing Y chromosomes seem to be driving heart disease in men

Physics

Extremely cold atoms defy entropy and refuse to heat up

Environment

Pacific Ocean changes may ‘lock in’ US megadrought for decades

Technology

Social media toxicity can’t be fixed by changing the algorithms

Environment

Extreme heat is driving dramatic declines in tropical birds

Life

These ants are one of the most effective teams in the natural world

Mind

Psychedelic drug ibogaine may treat PTSD by slowing brainwaves

Technology

Jacket that gets thinner when you sweat could help avoid overheating

Environment

Trees may be getting more flammable because of climate change

Health

Vape mouthpieces could be swarming with fungi that harm airways

Humans

DNA analysis reveals West African ancestry in early medieval England

Analysis

Technology

GPT-5’s modest gains suggest AI progress is slowing down

OpenAI鈥檚 latest large language model has achieved seemingly underwhelming improvements in performance, leading to questions about whether the AI industry can make significant advancements with its current designs

Aperture

Southern Lakes Sanctuary field rangers install a line of stoat traps in the Kea Basin. Stoats are a particular threat to indigenous alpine species including Kea, Rock Wren as well as the endangered flightless Takahe which also spend time in alpine areas. Southern Lakes Sanctuary is a consortium of regional conservation groups involved in the suppression of predators that threaten New Zealand's indigenous species.

Life

Documenting the battle to protect New Zealand’s endangered birds

Robin Hammond's photographs show the conservation battle to eradicate three species introduced to New Zealand, in order to protect the island nation's birds

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Features

Health

Chronic inflammation messes with your mind. Here’s how to calm it

From depression to dementia, we are now realising the profound impacts of long-term inflammation on the brain. A better understanding of the underlying mechanisms is unlocking new treatments to protect our cognitive function and mental health

Environment

Mining for renewable tech inflicts huge damage. Is there a solution?

Physics

Physicist Frank Wilczek鈥檚 unique insights on the nature of reality

Culture

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Humans

Did childcare fuel language? A new book makes the case

Rearing our unusually underdeveloped young may account for the evolution of language. Michael Marshall is intrigued, but wants more evidence from Madeleine Beekman's The Origin of Language

Society

Powerful new book explores how noise has taken over the world

Comment

快猫短视频 recommends Michael Smith’s take on a fallout shelter

Humans

Exploring humanity’s ancient origins in fantastic new BBC documentary