‘Menace to public health’: 270 experts criticise Spotify over Joe Rogan’s podcast

Doctors and scientists express concern about misinformation on Covid – and focus on an episode with virologist Robert Malone

Meet Mr Trash Wheel – and the other new devices that eat river plastic

From ‘bubble barriers’ to floating drones, a host of new projects aim to stop plastic pollution before it ever reaches the ocean

Four storage solutions to help Britain keep the lights on deep into the future

Does the advent of machine learning mean the classic methodology of hypothesise, predict and test has had its day?

Guardian Australia’s summertime round-up of written interest and joy selected by Alyx Gorman

We look at who will be making headlines this year, in both a positive and negative light

Democracies have finally begun to confront the internet giants and their unrivalled and untrammelled power

Exclusive: Guardian survey shows level of intimidation, including death threats, against scientific and medical advisers

SpaceX founder says planned 42,000-strong network will not dominate slots or radio frequencies

Adam McKay’s end-of-the-world film is a ‘powerful’ depiction of society’s response to scientific warnings, campaigners say

Party says ministers failing to stand up to social media giants as posters continue to churn out disinformation

Beijing urges US to act responsibly after two near misses that it says posed serious threat to astronauts’ lives

Other lives: Engineering teacher dedicated to giving girls an opportunity to study science and technology

Turning invasive plants into a force for good and powering healthcare with solar – here are three of the 2022 nominees

Forget about the danger of robots creating a sci-fi-style dystopia. The modern corporation is already doing all of that