Culture news

2024 Preview: Next year's most anticipated books

From campy horror to heritage cookbooks to a birdwatching guide by a beloved fiction writer, here’s what we’re most looking forward to reading next year.

25 December 2023

Tech News

AI robot wins against human for first time in mental and physical task

While AI has beaten chess grandmasters in previous man-versus-machine experiments, it has never been able to test its physical ability too.

19 December 2023

Culture news

Euroviews. The culture of sharing is a virtue of science that must be promoted

Mainstreaming open science will entail making it the norm for every scholarly pursuit. This will demand a cultural shift, Lidia Brito writes.

15 December 2023

Norway

Children of imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Price winner accept award

The children of imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf.

10 December 2023

Health news

Blood test can detect people at risk of Parkinson’s with 90% accuracy

A new blood test from researchers at Oxford University could identify people at risk for Parkinson’s disease years before symptoms manifest.

6 December 2023

Health news

Scientists discover how a key protein can stop spread of lung cancer

A new molecular pathway could help to stop the spread of lung cancer and help the development of new anti-cancer drugs.

3 December 2023

Health news

Stem cell therapy offers 'promising' early results for MS patients

Scientists had promising results in the preliminary stage of a neural stem cell therapy trial for progressive multiple sclerosis.

29 November 2023

Tech News

False outputs from AI chatbots pose a threat to science - study

Oxford researchers warn that AI chatbots pose a risk to science.

20 November 2023

Tech News

Sand clouds and water vapour detected in exoplanet's atmosphere

Astronomers studied the atmosphere of an exoplanet using the James Webb Space Telescope.

16 November 2023

Nature

Domestic and wild cats avoided mixing for 2,000 years, research shows

New archaeological and genetic evidence could transform what we know about the history of cats in Europe.

8 November 2023

Health news

Scientists extract RNA molecules from extinct species in world-first

The researchers are hopeful the breakthrough will allow them to study how RNA viruses evolve.

1 November 2023

Earth News

Judge sentencing scientists calls climate crisis ‘greatest challenge’

Members of Scientist Rebellion took part in three days of action against multinational investment company BlackRock, car manufacturer BMW and the German government.

26 October 2023

Tech News

Is there alien life out there? A simple AI test could help us find it

Scientists say their new method could be "revolutionary" in determining whether samples contain evidence of extraterrestrial life.

26 September 2023

Health news

Scientists have found a new virus in the deepest part of the ocean

Researchers said that the new virus found in the Mariana Trench could be the deepest-known bacteriophage discovered in the ocean.

26 September 2023

Nature

'Lost’ Brazilian tree rediscovered after almost 200 years

A species of small holly tree last seen nearly two centuries ago has been rediscovered in Brazil.

23 September 2023

Tech News

Ig Nobel Prize: What are the quirkiest scientific discoveries of 2023?

The 33rd Ig Nobel Prize awarded the most bizarre scientific achievements of this year, from dead spider robots to licking rocks.

18 September 2023

Space

Black holes may be lurking closer to Earth than previously thought

The closest black hole to Earth was thought to be 1,560 light-years away - but a new study suggests there could be one around 150 light-years away.

12 September 2023

Design

What will Rome’s new Science Museum look like?

The construction will cost around €75 million and will start in 2025.

9 September 2023

Earth News

World way off target on Paris climate goals, UN warns

A landmark report from the UN says more climate action is needed 'on all fronts'.

8 September 2023

Climate

Fact-check: Is air conditioning making cities hotter?

A study found that waste heat generated by a city’s worth of air conditioners during a heatwave can raise the outside temperature by more than 2 degrees Celsius.

30 August 2023