The condensed-matter physicist also turned his attention to neural networks, improving our understanding of the human brain ...

Simon Kuper and Anjana Ahuja select their must-read titles ...

When we gaze at nature's remarkable phenomena, we might feel a mix of awe, curiosity, and determination to understand what we are looking at. That is ...

Artemis Peck and Wendy Sadler explain that we need more initiatives to make sure queer people feel comfortable and welcome in science ...

Uranium was discovered in 1789. The later revelation that the element was radioactive helped usher in the modern era of ...

Ongoing studies enhance lab-grown diamond production for electronic uses, focusing on growth conditions, protective ...

There’s a new book out this week, a biography of Roger Penrose by Patchen Barss, with the title The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the cost of genius. Penrose is one of the greatest figures in ...

For someone who responds to the contention that Bulgaria might just be the saddest place in the world, Georgi Gospodinov is ...

Astronaut Eileen Collins and filmmaker Hannah Berryman discuss the new documentary SPACEWOMAN and the thrill of pushing human ...

Atmospheric carbon dioxide was high in the Cretaceous, making the world in general a warmer place. Moreover, the lack of an ...

The age of Homo technicus could generate profound intellectual advances and solutions to our gravest problems. But first we ...

The best science books of 2024 tell an extraordinary story about life. The chance that strange lifeforms evolve in strange places has emerged to be far greater than we realised even 10 years ago. If, ...