Among primates, reconciliation quickly follows conflict. Among humans, the ego gets in the way: protecting one’s image often takes precedence over repairing social bonds.

The climate science behind 2026’s super El Niño.

Tech is having a big effect on bond markets.

China has already implemented many rules governing the use of artificial intelligence.

New research looks for patterns in this sad phenomenon.

Four viruses and one bacteria were responsible for 12% of the world’s cancer cases in 2024. Does this mean they’re preventable?

Pre-surgery exercise has benefits, whether it is supervised or home-based. But professional supervision can help patients achieve higher exercise intensities.

AI is helping communities own and build vital tools for their minority languages – all without external funding.

Diets like the Fast 800 or intermittent fasting have become popular ways to lose weight. But they’re not long-term solutions.

For decades, we couldn’t trace the link between new fossil fuel projects and their damage to people and planet. But now we can.

From supernovae in distant galaxies to the packed centre of the Milky Way, the new Roman telescope will help us see and understand the ever-changing cosmos.

ADHD isn’t just about experiencing fidgeting, distractibility, forgetfulness or restlessness; it’s also about the hidden work adults do to hide those symptoms in their everyday lives.

To survive dry spells, trees stop the water-rich process of photosynthesis. When nature’s natural carbon capture machine grinds to a halt entire forests end up producing more CO₂ than they absorb.

Physicists at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider on Long Island have seen hints of a phase transition from the early universe

With extreme weather and glacier melt predicted to increase, neighbouring nations will need to act together to prevent deaths.

Seven months into the US conflict with Iran, with no clear end in sight, the global oil market has now largely exhausted the safety measures that exist to keep a lid on petroleum prices.

For most people, handling receipts is a low-risk activity, but if you’re concerned, there are some straightforward precautions you can take.

There are clear parallels between today’s AI debate and how the world tackled the threat from nuclear weapons.

From the smallest building blocks of life to prehistoric vomit and a newly discovered amoeba that can really take the heat.

Researchers are exploring whether stimulating the brain with electric currents or magnetic fields helps people learn physical skills more effectively.

A self-described ‘platypoditudinarian’, Burrell figured out how to keep these animals in captivity – which allowed them to be studied.

Research suggests all of the world’s songbirds can be traced back to Australia.

Sometimes, mapping the whole universe starts with getting thousands of tiny robots to move in exactly the right way.

Disorder, exotic shapes and great uncertainty: while mathematicians understand phenomena in low and high dimensions very well, the 4D world raises many questions

These mobile power systems could be a lifeline for remote, island and disaster-prone places.

Friendships are complicated relationships that can require more than an all-or-nothing choice. A therapist explains how to distinguish between conflict, change and genuine harm.

Researchers have discovered the spiny water flea may have existed in North America far longer than previously thought.

The myth that lactic acid causes the ‘burn’ we feel during exercise is actually a long-lasting misunderstanding.

Why we laugh at different things – and what that tells us about humour

One Google response asked for my medical history. Another answered a personal health question without asking who I was. Both replies came across as authoritative advice.

Learning another language is not a miracle cure for aging, and it cannot guarantee protection against Alzheimer’s disease. But it does have various other benefits.