We all get poorer every time a climate disaster strikes
25 October 2017
Long-term economic effects of global warming could be far greater than thought, making many countries poorer and hurting even those of us spared direct impacts
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Feedback: Trump's pick for top EPA post fails impromptu eye test
25 October 2017
Plus: why you'll find a Belgian king in the jungle, more mystery beach monster theories, FDA cracks down on added love, who owns your pacemaker, and more
Cataclysms: A life spent chasing planetary catastrophe
25 October 2017
Evidence of asteroid impacts and other extreme events on Earth can prove elusive. Michael Rampino reveals what he's found in his latest book
AI physicists: The machines cracking the quantum code
25 October 2017
We are all too easily bamboozled by the quantum world's complexity – now artificial intelligence is venturing where human minds fear to go
Luther's legacy: Did a religious revolt create science?
25 October 2017
A rebel monk's challenge to the Catholic church's teaching 500 years ago fired Europe with radical thinking. Did it spark the scientific revolution?
Who can you trust? How tech is reshaping what we believe
25 October 2017
We've lost faith in experts, but increasingly rely on strangers we meet online. Is it wise to replace long-evolved instincts at the click of a button?
A smart city in China tracks every citizen and yours could too
24 October 2017
Hangzhou’s smart city project optimises the city by tracking each citizen – and it’s been so successful that the concept is set to be exported around the world
Dark energy survives neutron star crash test while rivals fail
20 October 2017
We saw gravitational waves and light at the same moment from a neutron star merger, which means Einstein was right and some alternative theories are dead
A home test kit may let you diagnose endometriosis years earlier
20 October 2017
It can take years to diagnose extreme period pain as endometriosis. The longer it goes untreated, the more it affects fertility - could a spit test change that?
