The first six months of 2026 have seen bright threads in sci- fi series including Fallout and Paradise. But for pure gold, advises TV columnist Bethan Ackerley, try Star City
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Feedback is delighted by a study of how many animals produce poop that echoes the look of the poop emoji – even the lugworm, which does it upside down
Dads are often overlooked when it comes to parenting science. Darby Saxbe's fascinating new book Dad Brain is out to change that, says Olivia Goldhill
From AI with Hannah Fry to David Attenborough's early days, these are the five must-watch science documentaries of the year to date, says Bethan Ackerley
En finländsk studie har undersökt unga i Finland som sökte vård för könsdysfori mellan 1996 och 2019. Bland dem som fick könsbekräftande behandling ökade behovet av psykiatrisk vård markant, enligt studien. – Det finns ingenting som tyder på att det var positivt med hormonbehandling, säger Mikael Landén, professor i psykiatri.
"The BOHR mission serves as a pathfinder for future nuclear-powered spacecraft."
A drug that softens the ovaries helped mice and rats conceive more easily at an older age, and produce more pups
Seeking out the simplest, most elegant explanations has served scientists well for centuries, but cognitive scientist Marina Dubova’s experiments are revealing better ways to uncover reality
<p>The U.S. Preventive Medicine Task Force is an independent group that offers guidance on what health screenings and medications health insurance should cover</p>
<p>This one-ton elephant seal has gone viral for smashing into cars and infrastructure, but biologists have a more poignant explanation for his behavior</p>
<p>A best-yet measurement of one of general relativity’s most mind-boggling effects is “another feather in Einstein’s cap”</p>
There’s never been a good method to check for violations of the Outer Space Treaty’s prohibition of nuclear weapons in space.
The crust expands at mid-ocean rifts. But how?
<p>For almost 60 years, a global ban on nuclear weapons in space has held up. But the growing number of satellites and increasing geopolitical tension has scientists worried the moratorium could fail</p>
The idea of ‘biological agency’ — that life devises its own goals and behaves accordingly — complicates our understanding of what it means to be alive. But does it serve a scientific purpose? <p>The post <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/is-life-just-different-20260708/" target="_blank">Is Life Just Different?</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org" target="_blank">Quanta Magazine</a></p>
Miners backed by Trump admin. sell to Japan, South Korea despite push to develop domestic supply chain.
Pioneer of quantum mechanics Erwin Schrödinger's look at living organisms is one of the most influential popular-science books of the 20th century. So how does it hold up today, asks Karmela Padavic-Callaghan
The new assessment was required by the industry regulator, after it found several areas had not been adequately addressed in a previous submission.
<p>‘Persistent’ inequities found to exist in access to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care, annual global review says </p><p>Remarkable scientific progress against cancer has changed very little for millions of patients globally, who face devastating physical, emotional and financial consequences after diagnosis, a new World Health Organization report has warned.</p><p>One person in five will develop cancer, according to WHO estimates, and the disease will touch 92% of people, either through their own diagnosis or that of a close family member.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/08/health-who-global-persistent-inequities-progress-cancer-prevention-diagnosis-treatment-care">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Modern forensic analysis leads to arrest in murder of traveling salesman John Warren, authorities say</p><p>Items that were found discarded behind a Cracker Barrel restaurant in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/state-of-georgia">Georgia</a> in 1985 have led to charges against a suspect in an <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ohio">Ohio</a> killing committed at about that time, investigators announced recently.</p><p>As told by authorities, the case centering on killed traveling salesman John Warren is among the latest in the US criminal justice system to illustrate how the application of modern forensic testing techniques on evidence collected decades earlier can lead to closure of cold murder cases.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/08/modern-forensic-evidence-1985-georgia-murder">Continue reading...</a>
The gold standard of scientific review, peer review by researchers’ colleagues, is in crisis. AI might offer a solution but has problems of its own.
Lambs have been born using an experimental form of IVF that coaxes immature eggs to become mature ones. This could boost the number of eggs available for fertilisation and improve IVF success rates
Sophia Herod explains how it isn't a single day, but something that happens through the summer.
<p>As rainfall intensifies with climate change, waste flushed out to sea could attract more sharks, putting beachgoers at risk</p>
<p>I can’t blame my patients for turning to its straightforward assessments. But it has real risks – and care may require human messiness</p><p>“Chat told me I should break up with him.”</p><p>I instructed my face to remain therapist-neutral, but I must have smirked. The truth is, I was annoyed. We had been discussing the viability of this relationship for weeks, and in an instant AI had brought the answer. “How do you feel about it?” She said this had been her gut feeling all along. The following session, her relationship was over.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/08/chatgpt-ai-therapy">Continue reading...</a>