Space
AI data centres can warm surrounding areas by up to 9.1°C
Data centres built to power AIs produce so much heat that they can raise the surface temperature of the...
Science
Why AI agent teams often fail to work together
OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Anthropic’s Claude regularly answer our questions. And souped-up versions of these chatbots, called AI agents, take actions on their own, helping people with appointments, coding and more. AI agents are starting to contribute to science and...
Life
I almost drowned in space when my helmet filled with water
When the water reached my face, it spread over my nose and up into my nostrils in an instant....
Environment
Birutė Galdikas: The last of ‘Leakey’s Angels’ in primatology’s most extraordinary chapter
Primatologist Birutė Galdikas died on March 24, 2026, and an era of science that began in the forests of Tanzania, Rwanda and Borneo studying humanity’s closest living relatives more than half a century ago is...
Environment
Birutė Galdikas: The last of the ‘angels’ in primatology’s most extraordinary chapter
Primatologist Birutė Galdikas died on March 24, 2026, and an era of science that began in the forests of Tanzania, Rwanda and Borneo studying humanity’s closest living relatives more than half a century ago is...
Environment
War in the Middle East made the case for renewables – what’s happening in each country tells a harder story
Ezgi Canpolat, Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University -
The oil-dependent world is in crisis. Ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz – through which more than a quarter of global seaborne oil trade and a fifth of the world’s liquefied natural gas flow...
Science
A rare star in a tiny galaxy preserves a record of the early universe
In an ancient dwarf galaxy on the outskirts of the Milky Way, astronomers have discovered one of the most chemically primitive stars ever seen. Named PicII-503, the star’s extreme lack of heavy elements indicates it’s from the second generation...
Life
Author of Red Mars calls ‘bullshit’ on emigrating to the planet
I’m happy to think of people reading Red Mars in 2026. Its story begins around this year, but I...
Life
Read an extract from Kim Stanley Robinson’s sci-fi classic Red Mars
Mars was empty before we came. That’s not to say that nothing had ever happened. The planet had accreted,...
Environment
Why Kim Stanley Robinson’s Red Mars is still a classic, 34 years on
2026 marks the dawn of a momentous era: humankind taking our first steps towards colonising Mars.
Later this year, NASA’s...
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Lebanon says ceasefire must be in place before Israel talks
WFP was supporting thousands of families before the latest conflict, and now wants to increase that support. But it...
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