51¶¯Âþ

books and art

Mico munduruku

Life

New monkey species found in Amazon area threatened by deforestation

With its distinctive white tail, the Munduruku marmoset is the newest species of monkey we have found – but deforestation in the Amazon threatens its habitat

51¶¯Âþ

Two heads with some dots between them

Technology

AI passes theory of mind test by imagining itself in another's shoes

51¶¯Âþ

Adding more bioethanol to petrol is no way to go green

Comment

Adding more bioethanol to petrol is no way to go green

Comment

Woman reading book

Summer of science: 10 great books and podcasts for the holidays

Culture

Don’t Miss: Electric rivals, immortality and a time travelling bard

Humans

Don’t Miss: Electric rivals, immortality and a time travelling bard

Culture

orangutans

Life

Orangutan mothers tell infants where to go by scratching themselves

51¶¯Âþ

Trees demand equal status in a new Paris gallery show

Environment

Trees demand equal status in a new Paris gallery show

Culture

From the archives: Kuru, the disease that foreshadowed BSE

Health

From the archives: Kuru, the disease that foreshadowed BSE

Regulars

Olafur Eliasson

Environment

The weather project artist Olafur Eliasson returns to Tate Modern

Culture

universe image

Technology

The best sci-fi books put humanity at the heart of their writing

Science fiction books like ZED and This Is How You Lose the Time War use exhilarating writing to create worlds that seem eerily similar to ours, says Helen Marshall in her monthly sci-fi column

Culture

Technology

A solar panel that unfolds in sunlight could power spacecraft

51¶¯Âþ

Health

Have mice really been cured of HIV using CRISPR gene editing?

51¶¯Âþ

Health

When US pulls overseas abortion funding, abortion rates go up not down

51¶¯Âþ

Environment

The Extinction Rebellion book is short on science but big on action

Culture

Piano Exit Overlay Banner Mobile Piano Exit Overlay Banner Desktop