Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai
Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking discoveries related to the origin of chirality and life’s building…
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Moment Karl Deisseroth tells his family he won the Nobel prize in medicine – video
Stanford University has shared a video of Karl Deisseroth telling his two daughters and one of his sons he has won a Nobel prize in…
A ‘Godzilla-level’ El Niño is causing extreme weather conditions around the world – put your questions to our environment writers
Guardian journalists Jonathan Watts and Gabrielle Canon will be online from 4pm BST (11am EDT) today to answer your El Niño questions.Sign in or sign…
New global guidelines warn against obesity drugs for children under 10
Care should focus on healthy eating and exercise, not medicines such as weight-loss injections, says the World Health Organization
Emerging economies are embracing solar power and skipping fossil fuels much faster than Europe or the US
Renewable electricity is cheaper than ever. While the West got rich on coal and oil, some of the world’s poorest countries are banking on solar,…
The solar boom is rapidly transforming emerging economies
Renewable electricity is cheaper than ever. So while the West got rich on coal and oil, some of the poorest countries in the world are…
Lillehammer’s “Other” Olympics: The Mad in Norway International Film Festival
Editor’s note: As a member of the Mad in the UK admin team, I had the privilege of being present at this wonderful three day…
Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action
‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes neededScientists who believe technology will largely solve the problems caused by the…
The generation raised on sugar rations – and what their health reveals 70 years later
From blood pressure to ageing, research suggests the first 1,000 days of sugar exposure could leave a decades-long mark on healthThey were born into a…
Beautiful butterflies get more attention from the public – and from scientists
Research has shown that colourful and patterned species are the subject of more studies, and receive more conservation fundingLarge and beautiful butterflies attract far more…