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We may have seen a 'dirty fireball' star explosion for the first time

How worried should you be about an AI apocalypse?

Multipurpose anti-viral pill may treat colds, norovirus, flu and covid

How a DIY worm farm can compost food scraps, paper or a whole kangaroo

Surprise fossil discoveries push back the evolution of complex animals

Bumblebees surprise scientists by showing a sense of rhythm

Unprecedented insight into memory champion's brain reveals his tricks

We may have just glimpsed the universe's first stars

I have been bitten by more than 200 snakes – on purpose

Historic Artemis II launch sends astronauts bound for the moon

Tobacco plant altered to produce five psychedelic drugs

Stark photos show quest for profit cutting swathes through the Amazon

What to read this week: Lixing Sun's ambitious On the Origin of Sex

Michael Pollan: 'Consciousness is really under siege'

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The first quantum computer to break encryption is now shockingly close

Oceans are darkening all over the planet – what’s going on?

Male octopuses have a favourite arm that they mostly use for sex

The best new popular science books of April 2026

Virus from marine animals is causing weird eye problems in people

Plug-in solar is coming – how dangerous is it and is it worth it?

Historians dispute link between drought and rebellion in Roman Britain

The best new science-fiction books of April 2026

A once-fantastical collider could answer physics’ biggest mysteries

Attacks from our immune system are a cause of long covid

New fibre-optic record allows 50,000,000 movies to be streamed at once

Astronauts are ready to return to the moon on Artemis II mission

What kind of olive oil is best for the brain?

The best kind of olive oil for brain health

Food shock is inevitable due to the Iran war – and it could get bad

The profound effect the heart-brain connection has on your health

The Turin Shroud bears DNA from many people, plants and animals

The Shroud of Turin bears DNA from many people, plants and animals

The weird physics of plant-based milks is only just coming to light

Why the lack of water on Mars is so mysterious

AI data centres can warm surrounding areas by up to 9.1°C

I almost drowned in space when my helmet filled with water

How Anthony Leggett pushed the boundaries of quantum physics

We could protect Earth from dangerous asteroids using a huge magnet

Author of Red Mars calls 'bullshit' on emigrating to the planet

Why Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars is still a classic, 34 years on

Read an extract from Kim Stanley Robinson's sci-fi classic Red Mars

Surprising male G-spot found in most detailed study of the penis yet

Surprising G-spot found in the most detailed study of the penis yet

First glimpse of sperm whale birth reveals teamwork to support newborn

Fossils discovered in Egypt may be the closest ancestor of all apes

Computer finds flaw in major physics paper for first time

A variety of jungle animals all use one type of tree as a latrine

Temperature gets a new definition using a quantum device