Academic journals are a lucrative scam – and we’re determined to change that
Arash Abizadeh
Giant publishers are bleeding universities dry, with profit margins that rival Google’s. So we decided to start our own, says academic Arash Abizadeh
June 2024
Marie Curie review – musical dash through the scientist’s life leaves your head spinning
This fast and furious Korean show has high-voltage tunes, but suffers from schmaltz and a breathlessly hectic pace
May 2024
Scientists get creative in monitoring bird flu outbreak – by testing feces
With second human case of H5N1 reported, CDC launches dashboard to monitor wastewater, and recruits students to help
March 2024
Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
Did you solve it? The word game at the cutting edge of computer science
The answer to today’s puzzles
February 2024
Opinion
More women are thriving in science – does that mean attitudes have changed?
Éliane Ubalijoro
More than half of British girls lack confidence learning maths, poll finds
January 2024
Disadvantaged parents in England and Wales rule out Stem jobs for children, charity says
Pupils from lower socioeconomic background ‘don’t see it as a subject for somebody like them’, Teach First finds
December 2023
UK pupils’ science and maths scores lowest since 2006 in international tests
Global slump means maths and reading rankings still up slightly in OECD assessment of 15-year-olds, but results vary for UK nations
November 2023
‘Cultural vandalism’: row as Kew Gardens and Natural History Museum plan to move collections out of London
Other lives
Janet Ramage obituary
October 2023
Dominica’s mountain chicken frog faces disappearance in ‘fastest track to extinction ever recorded’
Ecological calamity on the Caribbean island demonstrates how quickly wildlife can be destroyed, scientists say
July 2023
Apocalypse not now? AI’s benefits may yet outweigh its very real dangers
A new Cambridge University institute will try to harness the good and anticipate the bad effects of artificial intelligence
June 2023
Other lives
Hugh White obituary
Other Lives: Scientist who spent his career at University College London, teaching and researching cellular biochemistry
May 2023
From fleeing Hitler to Mars: the scientist who changed space travel
The remarkable journey of Ben Abeles will be celebrated next week by the opening of a new archive
March 2023
Schools’ Stem diversity problem needs systemic solution, say MPs
Report finds students from black Caribbean backgrounds in England ‘acutely’ underrepresented in Stem
1,100 scientists and students barred from UK amid China crackdown
Exclusive: Foreign Office rejected record number of academics in 2022 on national security grounds
Australia faces looming nuclear skills challenge to support Aukus submarines
Pact with US and UK poses challenge to educate, train and recruit necessary personnel, experts say
February 2023
TV review
Dinosaur with Stephen Fry review – as enchanting as Jurassic Park
This four-part series uses CGI beasts to make it look like its host has been sent back in time, and it’s excellent – full of fascinating insights and gripping experiments
January 2023
Yale honors Black girl, nine, wrongly reported to police over insect project
Bobbi Wilson’s efforts to rid her town of the spotted lanternfly unwittingly touched off a national discussion about racial profiling
October 2022
Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
Can you solve it? Physics puzzles for smart students
How to cool your coffee and other crucial questions
