What does it take to make a nuclear weapon?
In an interview last weekend, Iran’s ambassador to the UN said his country’s nuclear enrichment ‘will never stop’ because it is permitted for ‘peaceful energy’ purposes. It is the latest development i...
1 Jul 202515min
‘Huge advances in cancer and rare diseases’: 25 years of the human genome
It has been 25 years since Bill Clinton announced one of humanity’s most important scientific achievements: the first draft of the human genome. At the time, there was a great deal of excitement about...
26 Jun 202518min
Can a revolutionary new telescope solve the mystery of planet nine?
Ever since Pluto was demoted from planet to dwarf planet in 2006, astronomers have been wondering whether Neptune really is the most distant planet from the sun. Now, a new telescope could uncover wha...
24 Jun 202515min
Do medicinal mushroom products actually work?
More of us are turning to products containing mushroom extracts, with the medicinal fungi market now worth billions of pounds. Promises of benefits to mental and physical health have seen its populari...
19 Jun 202518min
Does the UK need nuclear to reach net zero?
The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has promised £14bn of investment to build the Sizewell C nuclear power plant, kicking off what the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, says will be a ‘golden age for clean en...
17 Jun 202515min
How to Save the Amazon part three: ask the people that know – podcast
As a companion to the Guardian’s Missing in the Amazon podcast, global environment editor Jon Watts goes in search of answers to the question Dom Phillips was investigating when he was murdered: how c...
12 Jun 202525min
How to save the Amazon part two: the magic and mystery
As a companion to the Guardian’s Missing in the Amazon, Jon Watts, global environment editor, goes in search of answers to the question Dom Phillips was investigating when he was murdered: how can we ...
11 Jun 202524min
How to save the Amazon part one: the stakes
As a companion to the Guardian’s Missing in the Amazon, the global environment editor Jon Watts goes in search of answers to the question Dom Phillips was investigating when he was murdered: how can w...
10 Jun 202528min
