Extreme heat death risk in Latin America

New study reveals risk of death as temperatures rise in Latin American cities

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Long Covid ‘brain fog’

New insights into the cause of Long Covid ‘brain fog’

• 64 mins

First images from the James Webb Space Telescope

A sensational new view of the universe from the James Webb Space Telescope.

• 63 mins

Heat waves in the Northern Hemisphere

Heat waves in the Northern Hemisphere - how and why more frequent and more extreme?

• 56 mins

The first galaxies at the universe's dawn

James Webb Space Telescope expands our view of the universe ever deeper back in time

• 54 mins

Synthetic mouse embryos with brains and hearts

Researchers make synthetic mouse embryos with brains and beating hearts from stem cells

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Icelandic volcano erupts again

Science in the heat of Iceland's new volcanic eruption

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Deadly drought

The gloomy predictions for East Africa’s long running drought

• 55 mins

Surprises from a Martian Lake Bed

The latest analysis of Nasa’s perseverance discoveries confounds scientists’ expectations

• 53 mins

The China Heatwave and the New Normal

The record-breaking heatwave in China and its connection to extreme weather elsewhere

• 55 mins

The genetics of human intelligence

A single gene mutation may have propelled a major leap in human brain development

• 62 mins

Science and the causes behind Pakistan’s floods

A new report demonstrates the impact of global warming on flooding in Pakistan.

• 57 mins

Should we mine the deep sea?

A new license for deep sea mining could change the way we harvest rare earth minerals.

• 53 mins

The final moments of DART

Reflections on NASA’s latest mission as it hits an asteroid 11 million km from earth

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Nobel Prize 2022: The science behind the winners

We meet the winners behind this week’s Nobel Prize announcements

• 57 mins

Inserting human neurons into the brains of rats

Fusing the brain of a human with a rat could offer insight into neurological disorders

• 58 mins

The most powerful explosion ever recorded

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

• 53 mins

Seismic events on Mars

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

• 54 mins

What peat can tell us about our future

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

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Neurons that restore walking in paralysed patients

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

• 68 mins

Online harassment of Covid scientists

Virologists studying Covid-19 have been subject to online threats.

• 61 mins

A distant planet’s atmosphere

A distant planet's atmosphere

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COVID spreads in China

COVID spreads in China

• 65 mins

Ancient warmth in Greenland

Climate change in the Arctic

• 62 mins

Fusion milestone

Fusion milestone - the science behind the headlines

• 68 mins

Mosquito pesticide failing

Mosquito pesticide failing

• 59 mins

The James Webb Space Telescope - the first 6 months

NASA's James Webb Telescope: science in the images

• 63 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.

• 56 mins

Atmospheric rivers

The phenomenon driving California’s extreme weather

• 60 mins

Climate science activism

What happens when climate scientists take to the streets?

• 53 mins