Science
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Fights over geoengineering experiments will heat up in 2025
Some researchers propose counteracting global warming by reflecting more sunlight into space Shutterstock/Pablo Joanidopoulos With the world set to blow…
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Snow days set to disappear across much of the US
A white-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii) in the snow AUSLOOS Henry/Hemis/Alamy Days with snow covering the ground are set to become…
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Remarkable images capture the diversity of Earth’s ice formations
Michael Hambrey and Jürg Alean A giant, impossible icicle. Starkly exposed mountain slopes. Billion-year-old rocks behind a lone iceberg. And…
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New works by Robert Macfarlane and Mike Berners-Lee are among the best new science books of 2025
The weather outside may be frightful but the new books inside are delighful Lechatnoir/Getty Images An Increasingly divisive politics. Media…
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Supersonic flight will see a dramatic return in 2025 with new aircraft
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 taking off for a test flight Boom Supersonic Commercial supersonic aircraft may soon return for the first…
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory gets started next year. I can’t wait
Rubin Observatory’s commissioning camera (ComCam) Rubin Observatory/NSF/AURA/H. Stockebrand Sometime in May or June, as the southern hemisphere winter sets in…
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Is Christmas better now it’s over? Don’t worry, that’s common
Happy now? Assuming you are reading this issue promptly, it’s the post-Christmas lull: the weird interregnum between Christmas and the…
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Should chatbots have rights – and should we care?
Is your chatbot in distress? Many people, myself included, would scoff at this question. It is just computer code, optimised…
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We’ll learn about Ozempic’s potential for Alzheimer’s disease in 2025
The brain shrinkage observed in Alzheimer’s may be prevented by semaglutide, the drug in Ozempic ZEPHYR/Science Photo Library/Alamy Ozempic and…
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The best sci-fi books to look forward to in 2025 from Adrian Tchaikovsky to Ken Liu
Voyages, both interstellar and Earth-bound, frame many new sci-fi novels Shutterstock/PHOTOCREO Michal Bednarek I am writing this without (so far)…
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