Mobile phones not linked to brain cancer, biggest study to date finds
Some 63 studies from 1994 to 2022 have been analysed by Australian researchers commissioned by the World Health Organization
‘It’s just black sky up there’: 50 years on, the transatlantic flight speed record remains unbroken
Two men flew between New York and London at three times the speed of sound. No other aircraft has since been as fast as the Blackbird SR-71, explains crew member Noel Widdifield
I learned the language of computer programming in my 50s – here’s what I discovered
A writer with no technical background recounts his incredible journey into the realm of coding and its lessons about the modern world
Can you judge the tech bros by their bookshelves?
A list of book choices by the Silicon Valley titans offers little more than a blank page with respect to real insights into their mindset
‘He was in mystic delirium’: was this hermit mathematician a forgotten genius whose ideas could transform AI – or a lonely madman?
In isolation, Alexander Grothendieck seemed to have lost touch with reality, but some say his metaphysical theories could contain wonders
Who wins from nature’s genetic bounty? The billions at stake in a global ‘biopiracy’ battle
As multinationals and researchers harvest rare organisms around the world, anger is rising in the global south over the unpaid use of lucrative genetic codes found on their land
Last Things review – stones yield up their memories in poetic vision of life on Earth
Deborah Stratman’s film looks far beyond humanity for answers to the big questions of survival, gathering the words of scientists and imaginative writers
Britain could be a sci-tech superpower – if the Treasury stopped holding it back
The UK has the research base, the startups, the venture capitalists, but its presence in the global market is pitiful. The chancellor must step in
Riots, shootings, sadism… blame it on the boredom of social media
It’s a dangerous emotion that makes us crave drama, and one exacerbated by the modern world
Royal Society facing calls to expel Elon Musk amid concerns about conduct
Exclusive: Some fellows fear tech billionaire could bring institution into disrepute with incendiary comments
Scientists enable hydrogel to play and improve at Pong video game
Researchers say their creation has memory, which it can use to perform better by gaining experience
AI could help identify toddlers who may be autistic, researchers say
Accuracy of 80% claimed for screening of children aged under two based on machine learning
Scrolling through online videos increases feelings of boredom, study finds
Boredom is linked to attention – so switching content or skipping forwards and backwards feels more tedious than watching one video
Brain implants to treat epilepsy, arthritis, or even incontinence? They may be closer than you think
Startups around the world are engaging in clinical trials in a sector that could change lives – and be worth more than £15bn by the 2030s
‘Very demure, very mindful’: why everyone’s jumping on the modesty bandwagon
Jools Lebron has become TikTok’s satirical Emily Post, with etiquette for everything from job interviews to drag shows