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Science editor Ian Sample and Madeleine Finlay chat through their favourite winners of the 2026 Ig Nobel prizes for science that makes you laugh and then think ...

The long read: Scientists are battling over whether supposedly simple organisms should be considered 'intelligent'. The outcome could reshape our understanding of the natural world - and our own place within it ...

GLP-1 medications have been a gamechanger in the fight against obesity. But for a minority of patients, their impact is negligible. Why?

Volunteer 'glow-getters' overseeing reintroduction of endangered beetles at Nosterfield nature reserve ...

A biography of the physicist recognises his achievements, but also reveals the selfish narcissist underneath ...

The moon will pass less than a degree north of the giant planet and will be on its other side the next morning ...

Given the size and age of the universe, it should be full of species with technology far more advanced than our own. So where are they?By Adam Kirsch. Read by James Sobol Kelly ...

Isar Aerospace plans rapid expansion amid race to capitalise on expanding satellite-launch market ...

Guardian journalist Michael Safi investigates a phenomenon labelled 'AI psychosis', travelling to the US to meet two people who have been on weird journeys with their chatbots ...

Study finds just one drink per day could raise risk of disease with impacts extending far beyond liver cancer ...