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Health

Inside the revolutionary idea that we can negotiate with cancer

Life

We will soon be able to talk with other species. Which will be first?

A skull unearthed in Harbin, China, turns out to belong to a Denisovan

Humans

An incredible Denisovan skull is upending the story of human evolution

Leaders

Humans

Understanding the Denisovans means understanding ourselves

Categorising the Denisovans as a distinct species would allow us to more comprehensively trace our own evolutionary development

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TOPSHOT - Divers watch as a crane pulls an artifact from the waters at Abu Qir bay in Alexandria on August 21, 2025, as part of an event organized by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities to recover sunken antiquities. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Humans

Treasures from sunken Egyptian city of Canopus emerge from the sea

This statue is one of many artefacts pulled from below the waves near Alexandria and may have belonged to the ancient city of Canopus, which sank due to rising sea levels

Physics

Nuclear fusion gets a boost from a controversial debunked experiment

Environment

The colour of your car has a big impact on urban heat

Health

Could lacing food with fat-trapping microbeads help us lose weight?

Mind

Our brain doesn’t actually reorganise itself after an amputation

Space

Ceres may have been habitable at just half a billion years old

Technology

US military wants to secure the internet by making it more quantum

Health

Lesser-known food allergens are actually behind many serious reactions

Space

There might be a ‘Planet Y’ hiding in the outer solar system

Environment

Super-cool cement could stop buildings trapping heat inside

Space

New moon discovered orbiting Uranus is its smallest one

Environment

Earth’s carbon sinks are being eroded by climate change feedback loops

Physics

Flower-like origami patterns could inspire folding spacecraft

Health

Brain implant lets man ‘experience joy’ for the first time in decades

Life

Artificial superfood for bees boosts colony reproduction

Physics

Quantum device detects all units of electricity at once

Environment

Unprecedented Arctic heatwave melted 1 per cent of Svalbard’s ice

Health

Covid-19 seems to age blood vessels 鈥� but only among women

Health

Having radio waves beamed into our head ramps up our sense of smell

Environment

Rare ‘triple-dip’ La Ni帽a may explain why 2023 was so hot

Technology

NASA and IBM built an AI to predict solar flares before they hit Earth

Life

How cocoa beans’ microbiomes are key to the finest chocolate flavours

Analysis

Environment

How to tackle environmental issues when the world can’t agree

The failure to agree a global treaty on plastic pollution highlights how the UN鈥檚 requirement for unanimity holds back environmental policy, but there are better ways to make progress

Aperture

John Glenn during the fiery re-entry, holding steadfast, believing his heatshield had come loose and he may burn up in the atmosphere - the capsule is illuminated in orange light due to intense heat.

Space

NASA’s first space photos restored in stunning detail

The new book "Gemini and Mercury Remastered" features iconic images from the earliest days of human space exploration

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Features

Humans

An incredible Denisovan skull is upending the story of human evolution

An ancient skull has finally shown us what the Denisovans looked like. Now it turns out they, not Neanderthals, might be our closest relatives, redrawing our family tree and transforming the hunt for Ancestor X

Life

We will soon be able to talk with other species. Which will be first?

Health

Inside the revolutionary idea that we can negotiate with cancer

Culture

Holy Mary on window Statuette of Holy Mary and vase with plastic flowers in window on a house with bright pink walls, Irish cottage, Ireland

Humans

Alice Roberts investigates the unstoppable rise of Christianity

Why did Christianity grow from a niche sect to a religion followed by billions? Michael Marshall explores Alice Roberts鈥檚 latest book Domination

Environment

New book about the story of carbon dioxide is a rousing call to action

Life

快猫短视频 recommends the 55-year-old Songs of the Humpback Whale

Earth

The captivating story that Earth鈥檚鈥榖oring鈥� layered rocks tell us

Mind

Why do we love fake lips, but hate fake meat?

We are happy to inject synthetic substances into our faces in ever-increasing amounts, but reluctant to eat plant-based or cultivated fake meats. This inconsistent attitude has implications for sustainability, says Sophie Attwood

Space

Could a huge lunar telescope be our best chance of spotting aliens?