Science
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Incredible images tell the tale of the world’s most prized marble
The town of Colonnata (Italy), Alessandro Gandolfi/Panos Pictures At the foot of striking marble quarries in central Italy’s Apuan Alps…
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Physicists discover the secret to perfect cacio e pepe pasta
Spaghetti cacio e pepe is made with black pepper and pecorino cheese myViewPoint/Alamy Physicists have discovered the key to a…
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2024 confirmed as first year to breach 1.5°C warming limit
The sun sets on a hot day in London in July 2024 Guy Corbishley/Alamy Hopes of keeping global warming below…
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How worried should we be about a bird flu pandemic?
The first known death from a bird flu virus in the US has sparked fears about another pandemic, yet the…
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Oil extraction may have triggered over 100 earthquakes in the UK
The Horse Hill oil site was discovered in 2015 Invicta Kent Media/Shutterstock Over 100 earthquakes that shook the south of…
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Your ears and nose are made from tissue that looks like bubble wrap
These bubble-wrap cartilage cells have been dyed green to make them easily visible Plikus lab/University of California/Irvine A long-overlooked skeletal…
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La Niña is finally here but it won’t stay for long
La Niña increases the risk of drought in certain regions, as occurred in California in 2022 David McNew / Getty…
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Ancient humans understood the future and the past pretty much as we do
GunaiKurnai Elder Uncle Russell Mullett on the balcony of Cloggs Cave Jessica Shapiro A recent discovery in Cloggs cave, Australia,…
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A first nomination for the 2025 Reverse Nominative Determinism award
An intelligent approach? Feedback’s ears always prick up when we see a publication with a self-aggrandising title. So we latched…
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Keeping space tidy should become a global UN goal, say researchers
An artist’s impression of the space junk orbiting Earth Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Alamy The rising threat of space junk should…
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