SCIENCE

Learning how life first emerged on Earth – and how to make barren worlds habitable

Learning how life first emerged on Earth – and how to make barren worlds habitable

Who gets to do science? A demand for English is hurting marginalised researchers

Who gets to do science? A demand for English is hurting marginalised researchers

Biosignatures? Why organics on Mars don’t necessarily signal life

Biosignatures? Why organics on Mars don’t necessarily signal life

Information collected by the world’s largest radio telescope will be stored and processed by global data centres

Information collected by the world’s largest radio telescope will be stored and processed by global data centres

A rocky planet in its star’s ‘habitable zone’ could be the first known to have an atmosphere – here’s what we found

A rocky planet in its star’s ‘habitable zone’ could be the first known to have an atmosphere – here’s what we found

5.3 million years ago, the world’s largest flood refilled the Mediterranean

5.3 million years ago, the world’s largest flood refilled the Mediterranean

We decoded the oldest genetic data from an Egyptian, a man buried around 4,500 years ago – what it told us

We decoded the oldest genetic data from an Egyptian, a man buried around 4,500 years ago – what it told us

Mass misconception: The real reason we can’t outpace light speed

Mass misconception: The real reason we can’t outpace light speed

how DNA analysis can trace a wine’s genetic origins

how DNA analysis can trace a wine’s genetic origins

Vikings were captivated by silver – our new analysis of their precious loot reveals how far they travelled to get it

Vikings were captivated by silver – our new analysis of their precious loot reveals how far they travelled to get it

Is mineral water ‘natural’ if it’s filtered? The debate gripping France today has raged since the 18th-century

Is mineral water ‘natural’ if it’s filtered? The debate gripping France today has raged since the 18th-century

What exactly is “life?” Astrobiologists still have more questions than answers

What exactly is “life?” Astrobiologists still have more questions than answers