science
Glaciers in the 'roof of the world' have suddenly started melting
Until recently, the Pamir mountains in central Asia have bucked the global melting trend, but in 2025, the region’s glaciers experienced a massive loss of ice due to extreme heat Source link
Mathematical AI helps researchers crack 50-year-old problem
After an AI from OpenAI found a trick to solve an 80-year-old conjecture from Paul Erdős, mathematicians have borrowed the same technique to solve another important problem Source link
'The book is in the future, but everything is seeded from our present'
Helen Phillips, winner of the Climate Fiction prize for her novel Hum, on if stories can make a difference, her anxieties and writing about the climate Source link
Wealthy people with environmental ideals are the biggest emitters
Among people of high socioeconomic status, love for nature corresponds with a bigger environmental footprint – and there’s an obvious reason why Source link
Space storms could switch signals and cause serious train accidents
Critical safety equipment in many train systems is vulnerable to disruption by space weather, which could lead to fatal accidents Source link
Will lab-grown sperm let infertile men have children of their own?
Men who do not produce sperm can’t be helped by existing fertility treatments, but a start-up is now claiming it can grow their sperm in the lab. Columnist Michael Le Page suspects this technique will have to be combined with gene editing if it is to help many men Source link
Experimental mRNA vaccine may protect against multiple Ebola viruses
Tests with rodents suggest an mRNA vaccine in development offers protection against three strains of Ebola virus, including the one behind the current crisis Source link
Australia is battling its largest diphtheria outbreak in living memory
Vaccine misinformation, nurse and doctor shortages and crowded living arrangements may be behind soaring rates of diphtheria in remote Indigenous communities in Australia Source link
The mysterious reason why women get hotter from age 18 to 42
Women experience a steady rise in body temperature from their teens to midlife, which may be useful for monitoring ageing and overall health Source link
Shiver me timbers: Do we have to worry about space pirates now?
Feedback goes down a “moon warfare” rabbit hole and discovers that some forward-thinkers are making plans to counteract as-yet-hypothetical pirates in space Source link