For many years the prevailing debate about the Maya centred upon why their civilisation collapsed. Now, many scholars are asking: how did the Maya survive?

We don’t need fewer opinions. We need fewer systems that profit from turning disagreement into identity warfare.

This isn’t a new problem. It’s an old one we’ve dressed up with better technology.

Life may have started in sticky, rock-hugging gels rather than inside cells. Researchers suggest these primitive, biofilm-like materials could trap and concentrate molecules, giving early chemistry a ...

How did life begin? A team of scientists from Japan, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, and Germany believes the answer may involve sticky gels that coated ...

As next-generation telescopes map this outer frontier, astronomers are bracing for discoveries that could reveal hidden planets, strange structures, and clues to the solar system’s chaotic youth.

The reality is both more mundane and more magical – you simply need to time your visit during one of the rare open house events. Luna Parc began as a simple five-acre property with a hunting cabin in ...

Is intelligent alien life really out there? With powerful telescopes identifying more potentially habitable planets each year, the possibility continues to grow. But what would happen if we actually ...

Sci-fi and horror make perfect partners, as some of the best movies ever tap into the strengths of both genres.

Will AI surpass our natural intelligence in the future? Maybe. Rather than focussing on gloom or glory we must upgrade our ability to see and address the real risks of a hybrid era ...

Dermot Desmond’s wealth doesn’t make him untouchable. Celtic supporters still hold the power that defines the club’s legitimacy.

There are three factors here that threaten to tip this aspect of Linux life into its own mid-life crisis. The original cadre of developers who glued the GNU core utilities onto the brash new Linux ...