Critics of the “hardest exam in the world” might think so. The paper hints otherwise

Which power will prevail? As in the 19th-century struggle between the UK and Russia, the answer may depend on forces beyond either’s control

City-state takes matters into its own hands with pilot programme aimed at boosting marriages in fast-ageing country

24 Fields Medal winners have written a letter of objection

It has stirred controversy about how the discipline should work

Melting ice is opening a trade route through the Arctic. China has begun the first regular service, part of its polar ambitions.

James K. Galbraith reviews a new origin story of the discipline and the forgotten purpose behind it.

Claude chatbot maker unveils a system that autonomously operates a wide range of devices in laboratories

Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze were locked in as star-crossed rivals in Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 adrenaline-fueled, utterly earnest surf action thriller.

A simple scaling law brings order to the chaos of flowing water, rock, and sediment. New findings have extended the law even further.

Our weakness for misinformation is far from new

We don’t care for others because they’re conscious. We believe they’re conscious because we care about them, argues Blaise Agüera y Arcas

Containers have transformed ports, cities and trade. Now the revolution is reaching a limit

KRS-One’s audacious track, a classic of hip-hop’s Golden Age, continues to resonate

Despite the decline of the west, there won’t be one for decades yet

Why China’s Mixue Bingcheng is serving up beer