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Startup is building the first data centre to use human brain cells
Cortical Labs is building two data centres that will house its neuron-filled chips. The technology is still in the very early stages of development
How our ancestors used mushrooms to change the course of human history
Mushrooms have been used by ancient humans for millennia, but archaeologists have only just uncovered their pivotal role in shaping civilisation
Mystery 'whippet' space explosion is the brightest of its kind
A rapidly brightening burst of light called AT 2024wpp, or "the Whippet", is baffling astronomers. One explanation is that it is the result of an …
Project Hail Mary is a spiritual sibling to The Martian - and …
Ryan Gosling stars in the latest adaptation of an Andy Weir novel, another tale of a lone genius battling to survive in space. Bethan Ackerley …
What is a galaxy? That's a surprisingly difficult question to answer
Figuring out what really counts as a galaxy could give us insights into dark matter and potentially shake up astrophysics, cosmology and particle physics, says …
Mathematics is undergoing the biggest change in its history
The speed at which artificial intelligence is gaining in mathematical ability has taken many by surprise. It is rewriting what it means to be a …
Human populations evolved in similar ways after we began farming
An analysis of ancient and modern DNA suggests the extent of convergent evolution in different peoples around the world is even greater than we thought
Why is black rain falling on Iran and how dangerous is it?
US-Israeli strikes on oil facilities have caused black rain to fall on Tehran, but the black smoke filling the air is likely to be a …
We’ve only just confirmed that Homo habilis really existed
Their species name is well known, but until recently we’ve understood very little for certain about Homo habilis. Columnist Michael Marshall reveals what new fossils …
Frailty sets in far earlier than you’d expect, but you can reverse …
We’re learning that frailty can quietly arrive decades before old age, with some people in their 30s or 40s unknowingly in a pre-frail state. There …
A daily multivitamin may slightly slow rates of ageing
Taking a multivitamin every day might slightly slow the rate of ageing, but the extent to which this is relevant to our health is unclear
'Singing' dogs may show the evolutionary roots of musicality
Some Samoyeds adjust the pitch of their howls depending on the music being played, showing a form of vocal ability they might have inherited from …
The first apes to walk upright may have evolved in Europe
A single femur found in Bulgaria appears to represent an ape or early hominin that walked on two legs before any known African hominin, but …
SETI may have missed alien signals because of space weather
SETI has spent decades listening for a sharp, well-defined radio signal that could indicate it was sent by distant intelligent life. Now researchers believe that …
Ancient 'weirdo' reptile graduated from 4 legs to 2 in adolescence
Sonselasuchus cedrus, discovered in fossils from Arizona, was a crocodile relative from the Triassic period that grew into an ostrich-like adult
How an intern helped build the AI that shook the world
Chris Maddison was just an intern when he started working on the Go-playing AI that would eventually become AlphaGo. A decade later, he talks about …
The moment that kicked off the AI revolution
It's been 10 years since Go champion Lee Sedol lost to DeepMind's AlphaGo. Has the technology lived up to its potential?
NASA changed an asteroid's orbit around the sun for the first time
NASA’s DART mission slammed into the small asteroid Dimorphos in 2022, and the impact slowed its orbit around the larger Didymos – and also the …
Chemistry clues could detect aliens unlike any life on Earth
Looking for molecular evidence of life on other worlds is tricky, but a test based on the reactivity of carbon compounds could be a useful …
Inflammation might cause Alzheimer's – here's how to reduce it
Persistent inflammation in the gut, lungs and skin might lead to Alzheimer's disease, but lifestyle choices - from getting vaccinated to eating well - can …
The best new popular science books of March 2026
A new book from Rebecca Solnit, promising to bring us hope in these “difficult times”, is among our pick of popular science titles out this …
Shift in the Gulf Stream could signal ocean current collapse
Models show that as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation gets weaker, the Gulf Stream will drift northwards. There are signs that this is already happening, …
Earth is now heating up twice as fast as in previous decades
Since 2014, the planet has been warming by about 0.36°C per decade, according to an analysis of five temperature datasets, raising fears that climate tipping …
The secret to guessing more accurately with maths
What do a 20th-century physicist, an 18th-century statistician and an ancient Greek philosopher have in common? They all knew how to extrapolate with incredible accuracy. …
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