Cannabis products may harbor fungal toxins harmful to human health, but regulations are uneven or nonexistent
Hemp and cannabis host many fungi inside and outside the plant, most of which are…
Giant ‘kings of apes’ once roamed southern China. We solved the mystery of their extinction
Giant creatures are usually associated with dinosaurs, woolly mammoths or mystical beasts. But if you…
The New York Times’ lawsuit against OpenAI could have major implications for the development of machine intelligence
In 1954, the Guardian’s science correspondent reported on “electronic brains”, which had a form of…
Earth isn’t the only planet with seasons, but they can look wildly different on other worlds
Spring, summer, fall and winter – the seasons on Earth change every few months, around…
Plant roots mysteriously pulsate and we don’t know why – but finding out could change the way we grow things
You probably don’t think about plant roots all that much – they’re hidden underground after…
Rabies is an ancient, unpredictable and potentially fatal disease − two rabies researchers explain how to protect yourself
A feral kitten in Omaha, Nebraska, tested positive for rabies in November 2023. It died…
I set out to investigate where silky sharks travel − and by chance documented a shark’s amazing power to regenerate its sabotaged fin
I made an accidental and astonishing discovery while studying the movements of sharks off the…
New analysis unlocks the hidden meaning of 15,000-year-old rock art in Arnhem Land
Rock art is one of the most intriguing records of the human past – it…
Dark energy is one of the biggest puzzles in science and we’re now a step closer to understanding it
Over ten years ago, the Dark Energy Survey (DES) began mapping the universe to find…
Freedom of thought is being threatened by states, big tech and even ourselves. Here’s what we can do to protect it
The idea of free speech sparked into life 2,500 years ago in Ancient Greece –…