2 July 2021
Some of the world's largest technology companies are starting to offer a new type of privacy on their platforms. It will appease some customers' concerns around online advertising, but shouldn't be to the detriment of the companies
2 July 2021
We rarely get more than a fleeting look at interstellar objects that enter our solar system, but a new spacecraft design could be quick enough to intercept them before they leave
2 July 2021
A pet fish adorned with tooth-like scales is helping biologists tackle a longstanding debate about the origin of teeth
2 July 2021
The bacteria in a cow's stomach produce enzymes that can break down the plastic used to make bottles and bags, and could one day be used to process such plastics after use
1 July 2021
An unusual weather pattern called a heat dome has baked the US west, but this anomaly could become more normal as the climate warms – how can we adapt in the next few years?
1 July 2021
There may be a hidden continent under the North Atlantic, of which Iceland is the only part that extends above water – a relic of a time when Earth’s continents were joined into one
1 July 2021
This bizarre-shaped plant from a Malaysian rainforest appears to be so vanishingly rare it should already be considered critically endangered
1 July 2021
An Australian aquatic beetle has been seen walking upside down on the underside of the water’s surface – a style of locomotion never been recorded before in an animal with legs
1 July 2021
A tiny version of an embryonic heart made using human stem cells can pump fluid around channels on a laboratory slide, and will help researchers study congenital heart defects
30 June 2021
This spellbinding selection of images are among the shortlisted entries for this year’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition
