Content that examines the scientific progress we’re making towards tackling the most intractable problems.
Bluefin tuna are back in UK waters and wild tigers are up more than 70%. The Living Planet Report 2026 shows what drove the recoveries.
WHO data show infections now cause under half of deaths in low-income countries, as dementia and anxiety rise. New causes of death call for care and prevention.
California orders frontier AI firms to build a kill switch and host auditors as AI leaders urge a slowdown and the US and China discuss AI alerts.
Explore how medical research has historically overlooked women in clinical trials and the impact on health outcomes.
The UNDP is promoting sustainability with 'Nature ID', a new data exchange system for environmental management.
Discover the research on how sound can accelerate the growth of beneficial microorganisms to improve forest health.
A 17-year-old student has built a nuclear fusion reactor in his school, overcoming scientific challenges and concerns from the school.
Remarkable scientific discovery: a donut-shaped structure at the earth's core offers new insights into the dynamics of our planet.
3D printing for health and construction is improving: breakthrough techniques are opening up new possibilities.
Discover the importance of establishing a standard time for the moon and its impact on future lunar missions. Read more.
EDF plans to fund research into solar geoengineering technologies but some environmental groups are skeptical.
Scientists have developed an efficient home heating system that uses energy from natural water sources. Prices will come down.
Advanced AI collaboration has enabled pilots to reduce the number of climate-warming contrails they produce during flights.
A revolutionary ‘bionic eye’ is being developed to distinguish between healthy and diseased brain tissue in brain cancer sufferers.
Three technologies could deliver huge reductions in emissions from cement manufacturing by 2030. Cement creates 8% of all emissions.
The Global Alliance to End AIDS in Children has pledged to end the transmission of HIV/AIDS to children by 2030.
Air expelled from ventilation systems can make corn and spinach grow taller and larger. This is good news for roof gardens and farms.
As Putin’s army unleashes unimaginable misery on the people of Ukraine, it seems trite to talk about the war’s impact on the world’s programmes to geologically dispose of our most harmful radioactive wastes. But the invasion is changing our world, including how...
A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finds that global temperature is expected to reach or exceed 1.5°C of warming averaged over the next 20 years. It reports that emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities are already...
The World Health Organization has certified China as malaria-free. Given that the country was reporting 30 million cases per year of the disease in the 1940s, it’s a major milestone in the worldwide campaign to eradicate the killer disease completely.How has China...
