Aurora Bore-WOW-lis

They were the best northern and southern lights in decades, but why? And what’s next?

• 31 mins

The roots of fentanyl addiction

A study in mice suggests that fentanyl affects the part of the brain that regulates fear.

• 30 mins

Trusting AI with science

AI will be a feature of future breakthroughs, how will we know when to trust its results?

• 31 mins

A humungous temporary tentacle

The origami superpowers of a single-celled pond hunter, the protist Lacrymaria olor.

• 38 mins

US bird flu response warning

Mice become the next to get it and expert Rick Bright calls for stronger counter measures

• 34 mins

China: Scientific superpower

How has China reached the top spot of scientific research?

• 26 mins

On the road to halting HIV

An injectable antiviral "PrEP" therapy that gives 100% protection against HIV infection.

• 28 mins

Cleaner mining, cleaner batteries

Science in Action is at the UK's Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.

• 29 mins

Hurricane Beryl’s trail of destruction

Hurricane Beryl hit the Caribbean, before moving into Mexico and then Texas.

• 28 mins

Destination Asteroid Apophis

The ESA is starting preparatory work for its next planetary defence mission.

• 33 mins

The human cost of the decline of nature’s carcass cleaners

The loss of vultures in India may be responsible for half a million human deaths.

• 31 mins

Examining Nasa's new evidence for Martian life

Mars rock found that may indicate it hosted microbial life billions of years ago

• 29 mins

Detecting undetected bird flu cases

Cases of bird flu in farm workers in the US may be going underreported.

• 32 mins

The spread of rabies into Cape fur seals

In June this year there was the first detected occurrence of rabies in Cape fur seals.

• 30 mins

Fisheries mismanagement uncovered

Fishery assessment models overestimate the sustainability of the world’s fisheries.

• 29 mins

Wow! A mystery signal solved

In 1977 astronomers recorded a strange radio transmission, perhaps even from aliens.

• 29 mins

Concerning viruses found in fur farmed animals

A survey of diseased animals from fur farms has revealed potentially threatening viruses

• 30 mins

A landslide-induced megatsunami in Greenland

The 200-metre-high tsunami sloshed between the cliffs of Dickson Fjord for nine days

• 29 mins

Flash floods in the Sahara

The Sahara has been experiencing unusually heavy rainfall due to an extratropical cyclone

• 26 mins

Historic weather extremes revealed using tree-rings

The jet stream has shaped extreme weather, influencing harvests, wildfires and epidemics

• 26 mins

Excesses of rain

How much did climate change drive storm Helene?

• 34 mins

Nobel convergence

A look at the stories behind the Nobel science prizes announced this week.

• 38 mins

Marvels of life and death

As fish farming impacts grow, a look at some clever life-hacks at the extremes.

• 36 mins

Betelbuddy and Silk Road Cities

Does the famous Betelgeuse have an orbiting companion, hidden in plain sight?

• 35 mins

Global warming strikes again

The devastating floods around Valencia are easily attributable to climate change.

• 33 mins

New ways to study coronaviruses

Scientists in Wuhan and the US unveil a new way to design virus receptors on human cells.

• 29 mins

Drastic plastic reductions

Machine learning models suggest pathways to reduce global plastic waste by 91% by 2050.

• 31 mins

Faster, wetter, worse tropical storms

Every 2024 Atlantic hurricane was intensified by warming climate, with categories raised.

• 34 mins

Fifty years of Charm

Why November 1974 became known as the “November Revolution” in particle physics

• 39 mins

Bovine H5N1 gets a sniff of humans

How a single mutation in bovine H5N1 flu can make it prefer human cells.

• 33 mins