The most powerful explosion ever recorded

A celestial explosion has produced the brightest beam of light ever observed

• 27 mins

Seismic events on Mars

New data from Nasa reveals information on Mars’ origin and evolution.

• 26 mins

What peat can tell us about our future

Peat can offer us early alarm bells to climate change tipping points.

• 26 mins

Neurons that restore walking in paralysed patients

Neurons that restore walking in patients with spinal cord injuries have been identified

• 30 mins

Online harassment of Covid scientists

Virologists studying Covid-19 have been subject to online threats

• 27 mins

A distant planet’s atmosphere

The chemical composition of planet WASP-39b's atmosphere, 700 light years away

• 28 mins

COVID spreads in China

COVID spreads in China

• 34 mins

Ancient warmth in Greenland

Climate change in the Arctic

• 31 mins

Fusion milestone

Fusion milestone - the science behind the headlines

• 33 mins

Mosquito pesticide failing

Mosquito pesticide failing

• 27 mins

The James Webb Space Telescope: The first six months

What have scientists learned since Nasa launched its revolutionary telescope?

• 32 mins

One year on from the Tonga eruption

We take a look at everything we’ve learnt since the Tonga volcano erupted a year ago.

• 28 mins

Atmospheric rivers

The phenomenon driving California’s extreme weather

• 34 mins

Climate science activism

What happens when climate scientists take to the streets?

• 29 mins

Bird flu (H5N1) outbreak in mink

A review of the first mammal to mammal transmission of avian flu, observed in Spain

• 28 mins

Science on ice

The different forms of frozen water from ice made in labs to Jupiter’s icy moons

• 33 mins

Turkey-Syria earthquake

Turkey’s most powerful earthquake on record

• 32 mins

CRISPR & bioethics

He Jiankui refuses to talk about his controversial genome editing of twin babies in 2018

• 31 mins

Cyclone Freddy batters Madagascar

Cyclone Freddy batters Madagascar and threatens Mozambique and South Africa.

• 32 mins

Drought worsens in East Africa

Why the long rains in East Africa are forecast to fail again.

• 32 mins

Human Genome Editing - Promise and Peril

Human Genome Editing: curing genetic disease and ensuring it's safe and available to all.

• 34 mins

Return of Cyclone Freddy

Record-breaking Cyclone Freddy devastates Mozambique for the second time in one month.

• 32 mins

Animals at the Wuhan Market

What does animal DNA from the Wuhan Market reveal about the start of the pandemic?

• 31 mins

Gene editing breakthrough

New technique to correct gene errors in sick patients

• 33 mins

Chasing tornados in the American mid-West

Chasing tornados in the American mid-West – the science behind the current outbreaks.

• 30 mins

Bird flu: The global threat

H5N1 avian flu is racing across the world. What can be done to control it?

• 31 mins

Africa moves towards creating and manufacturing its own vaccines

Africa moves towards creating and manufacturing its own vaccines

• 28 mins

The truth about the Sudan biolab

Khartoum’s National Public Health Laboratory is caught up in the Sudanese conflict.

• 32 mins

Darwin dumped from Indian classrooms

The exclusion of Darwinism from the curriculum prompts protests in India

• 30 mins

Human genome goes global

The Pangenome project captures human diversity with 47 new genomes

• 27 mins