Other disciplines should take heed

   How fast you walk may be as important as how much

   Laureates pioneered neutrino astronomy, optogenetics and the study of mirror molecules

   It is judgment day for mathematics

   Skin cells, dandruff and saliva are largely responsible

   And achieving a feat of chemical synthesis not seen for 4bn years

   It detects ghostly particles that shed light on the distant universe

   Inventors of optogenetics get the gong

   Another tool will do the job just as well

   And help doctors train for the worst

   Such research poses risks for humanity and the planet

   Earth’s quantum field and signals from other satellites may prove more reliable

   Measurable gains are modest, but many users report feeling better

   Thankfully not. But individual populations are getting harder to eliminate

   Applications stretch from disaster relief to street lighting

   A succession of clinical trials is upending the field

   Its components dissolve once it has done its job

   What works well in theory seems not to in practice

   It will help the development of drugs for neurological illnesses

   Crystal balls give way to LLMs

   They change the chemistry of seawater

   Eventually they might be able to control robots or exoskeletons

   A group of Fields Medal winners have written a letter of objection

   The cooler it is, the safer

   That strengthens the case for such cross-species organ swaps

   It has stirred controversy about how the discipline should work

   New paints promise to get rid of heat without using energy

   Composite tiles, fabrics and foams may bring effective shielding from orbital debris

   Blueness may be less important than brightness

   No serious harm was done this time. But what if such agents escaped?

   It will study dark matter, dark energy and far-distant planets

   Wearable machines that assist just one part of the body are proving surprisingly useful

   It may be nothing. But it may be something big

   Warmed up and ready, player one

   How a glacial avalanche visits devastation

   Reports suggest some are being used to launch drones

   Their odd behaviour seems to be a relic of the time of the glaciers

   The 100bn facility aims to support up to 30 rocket launches a day

   New theories and experiments should shine light on string theory

   The latest results are promising, but not yet definitive

   Oliver Morton, a senior editor, examines how contrails affect the climate

   Stones in dinosaur stomachs may help understanding of avian evolution

   The sound of giant tractors may replace dynamite

   Make it stick

   A trial over the Atlantic aims to show how

   Oliver Morton, our planetary affairs editor, on how an unusually hot, dry summer is testing the continent’s infrastructure

   Apologies to those who have invested in a modish workstation

   A new paper takes aim at the claim that science has become less disruptive

   Pharma’s newest obsession involves mimicking the system that keeps people awake

   These products of wildfires worsen their creators