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<p>Exclusive: New biography uncovers Frank Hawking’s papers in which he lamented that his son had ‘little initiative’</p><p>In exploring the physics and geometry of the universe, Stephen Hawking became a world-renowned pioneer of black hole theory, writing the bestselling book A Brief History of Time, which has sold more than 13m copies, and inspiring people to “look up at the stars and not down at your feet”.</p><p>But, during Hawking’s student years and as he approached adulthood, his father was deeply concerned about how his son would turn out. Frank Hawking lamented that “he hangs round the house with little initiative and does not study much”, according to previously unknown diaries that he had written partly in code.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/23/stephen-hawking-father-worried-son-does-not-study-much-diaries">Continue reading...</a>
En ny 3D-karta över universum visar över 47 miljoner galaxer. Kartan är den mest detaljerade som någonsin gjorts – och kan tvinga forskare att tänka om kring Einstens teorier. – Hans teori har testats extremt väl, men kanske händer något annat när vi ser på hela kosmos, säger forskaren Klaus Honscheid, som varit involverad i projektet.
<p>The US supreme court has preserved nationwide access to mail-order abortion pills – for now. As Carter Sherman explains, the fight to protect this medication is far from over, as a nationwide, near-total abortion ban could be on the horizon. Carter speaks with Dr Angel Foster, co-founder of the Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access Project, who reveals how the legal battle over abortion pills has affected patients across the US – and what could happen next</p><p>Support the Guardian: <a href="http://theguardian.com/sciencepod">theguardian.com/sciencepod</a></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2026/may/23/stateside-with-kai-and-carter-why-the-fight-over-abortion-pills-is-only-just-beginning-podcast">Continue reading...</a>
Elon Musk's SpaceX has successfully launched its Starship V3 rocket, which landed in a planned fiery explosion on Friday.
The first attempted launch on Thursday was postponed due to a malfunctioning hydraulic pin in the launch tower.
Scientists are attempting to build exercise equipment to be used on future space flights.
As the summer festival season kicks off, temperatures are set to soar this bank holiday weekend.
<p>The launch is the 12th test flight of the mega-rocket that CEO Elon Musk is building to get people to Mars one day</p><p>SpaceX <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi2SU98BAD8">launched</a> its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that Nasa is counting on to land astronauts on the moon.</p><p>The redesigned mega-rocket made its debut two days after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced he’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/20/spacex-finances-stock-market-debut">taking the company public</a>. It blasted off from the southern tip of Texas, carrying 20 mock Starlink satellites for release halfway around the world.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/22/spacex-launch-texas-test-flight">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Friday's test flight marks a major milestone for SpaceX as the company gears up to go public and to participate in NASA's <i>Artemis III </i>mission in 2027</p>
Despite being the closest planet to the sun, Mercury has thick deposits of ice at its poles, and now we may understand the events that formed them over just one Mercurian day
The first data from 2026 seem to indicate that last year was an oddity.
The Trump administration disclosed plans to reduce state directed payments even more, setting up a probable showdown with provider groups.
Tests with rodents suggest an mRNA vaccine in development offers protection against three strains of Ebola virus, including the one behind the current crisis
<p>The trend of attorneys getting caught citing AI-hallucinated cases points to a broader problem: instead of checking AI’s work, people keep trusting it</p>
<p>An astrophotographer teamed up with <i>Artemis II</i> commander Reid Wiseman to create these stunning new images of the lunar surface</p>
Metals like copper oxidize — reacting with oxygen in the air — but gold doesn’t, thanks to a quick switch in atom arrangement on its surface.
<p>Sink or swim? | Deep vision | Sacrificial candidate | Diverting days out</p><p>Sir Christopher Ball telling people their future longevity is in their own hands and to stop blaming others (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/20/responsibility-ill-health-old-age-oxford-longevity-project-study">Report, 20 May</a>) is akin to telling a drowning man to pull himself together and swim, without asking what were the circumstances that put him in the water in the first place. Life and longevity is a complex issue and simplistic solutions rarely hold water.<br><strong>Patrick Eckersley</strong><br><em>Woodbridge, Suffolk</em></p><p>• A large eye does not give more detailed vision (acuity) but better vision in the dark. The owl is a familiar example. So a wide-eyed ichthyosaur (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/21/natural-history-museum-jurassic-oceans-monsters-of-the-deep">Tentacles, pointy teeth and the T-rex of the sea: the Natural History Museum on beasts that once ruled the oceans, 21 May</a>) probably dived deep for its prey but had to contend with poor illumination. Extant abyssal animals such as giant squid have large eyes for the same reason.<br><strong>Julian Vincent</strong><br><em>Bath</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/22/health-blame-game-doesnt-hold-water">Continue reading...</a>
The regulations were championed by river campaigners but angered many farmers across Wales.
Elon Musk's SpaceX has revealed its plans to go public in the US, allowing people to trade shares in the firm on the stock market.
As Congo’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak grows, public health responders are turning to old-school tactics to fight it as scientists search for new tools.
<p>Scientists are working to solve a mystery of Earth’s molten outer core, which lies more than 2,000 kilometers beneath our feet</p>
<p><img width="1024" height="576" src="https://forskning.se/app/uploads/2026/05/vaccin-ampull-1024x576.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Ampull med en uppdragningskanyl." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://forskning.se/app/uploads/2026/05/vaccin-ampull-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://forskning.se/app/uploads/2026/05/vaccin-ampull-300x169.jpg 300w, https://forskning.se/app/uploads/2026/05/vaccin-ampull-768x432.jpg 768w, https://forskning.se/app/uploads/2026/05/vaccin-ampull-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://forskning.se/app/uploads/2026/05/vaccin-ampull-850x478.jpg 850w, https://forskning.se/app/uploads/2026/05/vaccin-ampull-310x174.jpg 310w, https://forskning.se/app/uploads/2026/05/vaccin-ampull-1102x620.jpg 1102w, https://forskning.se/app/uploads/2026/05/vaccin-ampull.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Hiv är ett virus som förändras snabbt, vilket har gjort det svårt att ta fram ett effektivt vaccin. En stor utmaning har varit att få immunförsvaret att bilda så kallade brett neutraliserande antikroppar som kan känna igen delar av viruset som är gemensamma för många olika hiv-varianter. I en ny studie har forskare fokuserat på […]</p>
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<p>Bundibugyo virus is an uncommon species of Ebola-causing virus that has been linked to only two other known outbreaks</p>
A noninvasive treatment called high-intensity focused ultrasound helped relieve the shaking, stiffness and pain that accompany Parkinson’s disease.