Science

Tiny droplets hiding in plain sight in our cells could explain how life got startedSam Falconer In every...

Talking to strangers can feel daunting, but research shows it has real benefitsPaul Carter / Alamy Guaranteed compassion,...

In Close Encounters, humanity makes contact with alien lifeColumbia/Kobal/Shutterst​ock “IF YOU believe, it’s science fact; if you don’t...

Fewer young people are coupling upJan de Wild / Alamy The relationship recession, particularly among young adults, may...

Plants and fungi are interacting beneath our feetAndrea Obzerova/Alamy Just under Earth’s surface, 110 quadrillion kilometres of carbon-rich...

Drones are a common sight on the battlefields of Ukraine, but they are normally controlled by human pilotsFrank...

Fragments of the skull (left) and shoulder blades (right) of a woman buried at Loch Borralie, UKRebecca Ellis-Haken...

An AI that can build a better AI could theoretically keep on improvingJust_Super/Getty Images One of the world’s...

These chimeric mice are made up of some cells with a rat chromosomeUniversity of Yamanashi The de-extinction company...

AI-generated code must be carefully checked by human volunteersMTStock Studio/Getty Images A viral cartoon about open-source software shows...