��˾þ�

Skip to content

Environment

Shipping companies are testing biofuel made from cashew nut shells

Cashew nut shells are a source of low-emissions biofuel, which is being tested in several ships, but it is unlikely there will be enough to make much of a dent in the industry’s emissions

News

Life

Tiny great ape fossils identified as new species from Europe

News

Technology

Dutch police trial AI-powered robot dog to safely inspect drug labs

News

Humans

Did humans evolve to chase down prey over long distances?

News

Health

Extreme exercise may help you live longer without stressing your heart

News

Life

Orangutan is first non-human seen treating wounds with medicinal plant

News

Environment

Is climate change accelerating after a record year of heat?

Insight

Environment

Plastic pollution treaty would be 'failure' without tackling emissions

Analysis

A worker inside the vacuum vessel of the DIII-D fusion reactor

Physics

Nuclear fusion experiment overcomes two key operating hurdles

News

Technology

Ships smuggling Russian oil spotted in satellite images by AI

AI can analyse satellite images to reveal the movements of dark ships in a shadow fleet that smuggles oil and other cargo from sanctioned countries such as Russia, Iran, Venezuela and North Korea

News

Environment

The incredible new tech that can recycle all plastics, forever

Features

Chemistry

Drug residue can be detected in fingerprints left at crime scenes

News

Health

Cocaine seems to hijack brain pathways that prioritise food and water

News

Health

Why we need to change the way we think about exhaustion

Comment