Science

It may not quite be ‘Google Maps of the human body’, but it’s not far off

Donald Trump's picks for the big science and technology jobs seem calculated to spread despair. Scientists need to formulate a robust response

The first man-made object in space was built by Germany – and the country’s space programme is now the biggest in Europe

Physicists are searching for evidence of the existence of particles known as gravitons – to determine if gravity is a ‘quantum’ affair

In times of state corruption and political interference, scientists remain ‘apolitical’ at their peril

Biology is notoriously conservative about bold new ideas, so even the suggestion of modernising the evolutionary theory has caused a stir

For years, scientists have been trying to undermine the cornerstone of modern fundamental physics, but it stubbornly refuses to break

We need water to survive. So why is ensuring its presence so controversial?

The gap between academia and reality needs to be closed when navigating today's political climate

Is AI really science, or just hi-tech number crunching?

Scientific American magazine has endorsed Kamala Harris, but many in the science community have their concerns

As Nobel season approaches, speculation has begun in the scientific community

The military’s investment in the technologies of invisibility should be a cause for concern

The ethical issues surrounding these developments are about far more than safety

While Europe has under-invested, China has invested. The UK needs to take notice

China’s Chang’e-5 mission has fuelled a new lunar race after it brought back a sample of rock apparently containing water

Fusion won’t arrive soon enough to solve global warming but it could become a commercial reality in the second half of the century

The exploration of genetic modification for space travel raises ethical questions about altering human biology

The UK’s regulator, HFEA, is having to grapple with the scientific, ethical and even philosophical challenges associated with synthetic embryo research

The furore surrounding the Algerian boxer, who may have Swyer syndrome, highlights complex issues around gender and sport

Tech billionaires want to reverse ageing – and even cheat death. But scientist Venki Ramakrishnan says they are chasing a mirage

The Covid inquiry report has exposed the systemic failures in the UK’s pandemic response

American philosopher Thomas Kuhn's controversial thinking turned normal science on its head

In TNE’s new column, science writer Philip Ball provides news and analysis from scientists, policymakers and the frontiers of human knowledge

Why do some people believe bees shouldn’t be able to fly? For the same reason others believe in Nessie or that climate change is a hoax

The German-American science writer had an ability to straddle effortlessly the worlds of advanced engineering and mass popular culture

The enormous Future Circular Collider is set to replace the Large Hadron Collider by the end of the century. But do we really need it?

A new study has found the disorder may be advantageous. After all, society would be far duller without us

If Albert Einstein didn’t need a tidy desk, should we?

The country's citizens have always been fatalists but now it's getting out of hand

We lack conclusive evidence about aliens, but this won't deter the believers

A step-by-step approach will help the economy, let Brexit wounds heal and move Britain closer to a full rejoin