Author: arron

In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, we journey to the 2030s, when hormone implants enabled users to boost everything from pain tolerance to libidos, writes Rowan Hooper

Single-celled organisms called archaea aren’t generally thought to cause human disease, but one species has been implicated in colorectal cancer

Nature, Published online: 03 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02104-w

Germany digs reveal a large-scale operation 100,000 years earlier than oldest known fat rendering by modern humans.

Nature, Published online: 03 July 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01983-3

Some European governments are rethinking the use of English in universities, exposing tensions between internationalization and national priorities.

Both novas will eventually become too dim to see, even under the darkest skies. So catch them while you can!

The International Space Station and China’s Tiangong Space Station will be visible for early risers. Here’s how to make a dual sighting.

Private lunar landing: How Blue Ghost measured the moon’s electric and magnetic fields

Very massive stars are cosmic “rock stars” that live fast, die young and leave black holes in their place. During this transformation, they may vomit out more stellar material than we knew.

Adult brains grow new neurons, and scientists have finally pinpointed where they come from

The US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted in June to stop recommending certain kinds of flu vaccines, a notable shift in vaccine guidance