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Quantum computers could help sharpen images of exoplanets

Our elegant universe: rethinking nature’s deepest principle

Is there an evolutionary reason for same-sex sexual behaviour?

We're about to simulate a human brain on a supercomputer

Why it’s easy to be misunderstood when talking about probability

Sinking trees in Arctic Ocean could remove 1 billion tonnes of CO2

NASA is performing an unprecedented medical evacuation from the ISS

Microbiome study hints that fibre could be linked to better sleep

Why does the United States want to buy Greenland?

Quantum neural network may be able to cheat the uncertainty principle

Man whose gut made its own alcohol gets relief from faecal transplant

'Knitted' satellite launching to monitor Earth's surface with radar

Tree bark microbiome has important overlooked role in climate

Some quantum computers might need more power than supercomputers

City-sized iceberg has turned into a giant swimming pool

Red tattoo ink causes man to lose all his hair and stop sweating

Exercise may relieve depression as effectively as antidepressants

Weight regain seems to occur within 2 years of stopping obesity drugs

Hunting with poison arrows may have begun 60,000 years ago in Africa

Why my 2026 fitness resolution is all about getting mobile

Why connecting with nature shouldn't mean disconnecting from science

These images explore a 'utopic' village built for teaching maths

The science-fiction films to look forward to in 2026

The best new science-fiction shows of 2026

Making autism into a partisan issue can only be harmful

I'm calling it – 2026 is going to be the year of the galaxy

Hominin fossils from Morocco may be close ancestors of modern humans

Super-low-density worlds reveal how common planetary systems form

How rethinking your relationship with time could give you more of it

AI chatbots miss urgent issues in queries about women's health

CAR T-cell therapy makes ageing guts heal themselves

Early humans may have begun butchering elephants 1.8 million years ago

The first quantum fluctuations set into motion a huge cosmic mystery

Passwords will be on the way out in 2026 as passkeys take over

Jellyfish sleep about as much as humans do – and nap like us too

The secret weapon that could finally force climate action

The first commercial space stations will start orbiting Earth in 2026

US will need both carrots and sticks to reach net zero

Northern Greenland ice dome melted before and could melt again

What if the idea of the autism spectrum is completely wrong?

Weird clump in the early universe is piping hot and we don’t know why

El Niño was linked to famines in Europe in the early modern period

The best new popular science books of January 2026

2026 will shed light on whether a little-known drug helps with autism

A strange kind of quantumness may be key to quantum computers' success

The best new science fiction books of January 2026

Ghostly particles might just break our understanding of the universe