Science & technology | Space archaeology

Rocket engines from the 1960s have been plucked from the ocean floor

|3 min read

By T.C.

A person dive-bombing into a cooking pot full of bones

Well Informed

Is bone broth good for you?

Or is it just tasty?

SEM of two prostate cancer cells in the final stage of cell division (cytokinesis)

Tumour cells use a genetic trick to become drug-resistant

The same trick could also be used against them


Negative hand imprint cave paintings on a wall

How natural selection really shaped humanity

Adaptation in response to evolutionary pressure is surprisingly common


How AI hackers will shake up cyber-security

The technology could eventually favour the defenders—but expect a bumpy ride

How to make buffet breakfasts less wasteful

A computer model has found some counterintuitive solutions

The Climate Issue newsletter: The blue marble, then and now

Our planetary-affairs editor, Oliver Morton, looks at the connection between space travel and climate science