15 December 2021
In a year dominated by covid and climate change, we also brought you plenty of weird and wonderful science coverage. Test your knowledge of some of the most intriguing nuggets, if you dare
7 October 2020
An excellent new podcast with Nina Sosanya sees food scientists in Leningrad struggling against starvation and pseudoscience, and resonates for today's world
16 September 2020
Netflix's thriller about Nurse Ratched does well to remove much of the misogyny present in the book and film that created her, but it also peddles harmful stereotypes about mental health
6 May 2020
Four decades ago, we introduced a standard way of encoding digital sound. Its first ever upgrade could lead to new genres of music and ways of experiencing sound
19 February 2020
The 2.4-metre-long shell found in the Tatacoa desert in Colombia belonged to a giant turtle called Stupendemys geographicus, which was twice the size of the leatherback turtle
19 February 2020
To find subjects to photograph, Kacper Kowalski takes to the air in a paramotor or gyrocopter, barely steering to allow the wind to dictate the direction
18 December 2019
Fancy bidding on a Christmas present steeped in science history? Find out what they'll set you back, and which present-day artefacts might be worth investing in
4 December 2019
This serene image of Bali's traditional rice terraces shows what indigenous tech can offer the world – despite severe water shortages threatening the island
13 November 2019
In the arid Madagascan village of Ampotaka, an enormous baobab is hollowed out into a desperately needed water tank to help villagers survive periods of drought
12 June 2019
This spectacular mangrove forest on Brazil's Caratingui river provides rich ground for local crab hunting and protects the coastline -- but for how much longer?
