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UK Ready to Snub Key EU Science Research Scheme if Brexit Row Not Resolved

UK Ready to Snub Key EU Science Research Scheme if Brexit Row Not Resolved

Amid stalemate over UK joining Horizon Europe due to Northern Ireland protocol, Michelle Donelan looks to allies outside bloc.

How Has the Russia-Ukraine War Disrupted Science? Podcast

How Has the Russia-Ukraine War Disrupted Science? Podcast

As we approach a year since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Ian Sample talks to physicist Professor John Ellis, and Arctic governance expert Svein Vigeland Rottem, about how the world of science has had to adapt

Doomsday Clock at Record 90 Seconds to Midnight Amid Ukraine Crisis

Doomsday Clock at Record 90 Seconds to Midnight Amid Ukraine Crisis

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set its Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to midnight, the closest to midnight the clock has been since it was established in 1947 to illustrate global existential threats at the dawn of the nuclear weapons age.

The 10 Biggest Science Stories of 2022 – Chosen by Scientists

The 10 Biggest Science Stories of 2022 – Chosen by Scientists

From moon missions to fast-charging batteries and AI-sourced antibiotics, in no particular order, the year's significant scientific developments.

University of California Workers Continue Strike Amid Threat of Arrests

University of California Workers Continue Strike Amid Threat of Arrests

Strike of 48,000 is largest in history of US higher education as some workers protest at offices of high-level university administrators.

Vaccine Shown to Prolong Life of Patients with Aggressive Brain Cancer

Vaccine Shown to Prolong Life of Patients with Aggressive Brain Cancer

Trial results suggest people with newly diagnosed glioblastoma could potentially be given extra years of life

There’s one big subject our leaders at Cop27 won’t touch: livestock farming

There’s one big subject our leaders at Cop27 won’t touch: livestock farming

It’s on course to guzzle half the world’s carbon budget, so why are governments so afraid to discuss it?

The Guardian View on Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover: the Unfulfilled Promises Pile Up

The Guardian View on Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover: the Unfulfilled Promises Pile Up

The world's richest man promises more than he has delivered. His social network purchase is likely to go the same way

Why is the American Right Suddenly So Interested in Psychedelic Drugs?

Why is the American Right Suddenly So Interested in Psychedelic Drugs?

Magic mushrooms are no magic cure for society's ills, and a substance as powerful as psychedelics can be dangerous if it falls into the wrong hands

Ancient Mars Could Have Been Teeming with Microbial Life, Researchers Find

Ancient Mars Could Have Been Teeming with Microbial Life, Researchers Find

If the hydrogen-gobbling, methane-producing microorganisms existed, they would have caused their own demise

World Heading into 'uncharted Territory of Destruction', Says Climate Report

World Heading into 'uncharted Territory of Destruction', Says Climate Report

Governments and businesses failing to change fast enough, says United in Science report, as weather gets increasingly extreme

Out of Thin Air: New Solar-powered Invention Creates Hydrogen Fuel from the Atmosphere

Out of Thin Air: New Solar-powered Invention Creates Hydrogen Fuel from the Atmosphere

Researchers say their prototype produces hydrogen with greater than 99% purity and works in air as dry as 4% relative humidity

As Americans Ditch Covid Measures, Pandemic Worsens for the Vulnerable

As Americans Ditch Covid Measures, Pandemic Worsens for the Vulnerable

Older adults, immunocompromised and the very young are paying the price for the mask-less freedom of many

The Guardian View on De-extinction: Jurassic Park May Be Becoming Reality | Editorial

The Guardian View on De-extinction: Jurassic Park May Be Becoming Reality | Editorial

Editorial: We should be keeping endangered species alive rather than bringing animals back from extinction.