SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

Lost in CuriosityRoberta KwokSourcebooks, $27.99Earning my Ph.D. was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done, and I distinctly remember the first time I wanted to quit. I was a first-year grad student at the University of Chicago, and while...

From the path of totality and the spectacular Baily's beads to why this eclipse will be especially beautiful at sunset, discover what makes the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse so special.Featuring ESA Reserve Astronaut Sara García Alonso and...

During the total solar eclipse on 12 August, scientists from around the world will have their eyes – and...

Plans to stop vapes being marketed to children have been unveiled as part of a UK-wide consultation to introduce plain packaging, stop the use of enticing flavour descriptions and move vapes out of sight in shops.Health Secretary James Murray...

NASA astronaut Anil Menon will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 14, accompanied by cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, where they will join the Expedition 74 crew advancing scientific...

Wally Funk, who flew to space at 82 after a lifetime of flying and fighting for women in aviation and aerospace, has passed away at age 87.Born in Texas in 1939, Funk was determined to take to the skies,...

For the past few days, I’ve been poking around every AI browser I could get my hands on. So far, I’ve performed general...

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Available for 32 daysSynthetic biologist Kate Adamal and her team at the University of Minnesota published their research into the lab-created ‘SpudCell’ in a significant step towards building life from scratch. Science journalist, Kai Kupferschmidt, joins us to discuss...

In southwestern Bangladesh, where extreme heat and severe tropical cyclones threaten the lives of millions of people,...