We treat the effects of climate change as emergencies: this is wrong. Tackling heatwaves, floods and droughts requires physical interventions across the country and in our cities. The problem is that all this comes at a cost, and can only be offset by a new economy and a new national energy policy

The human body has limitations that evolution cannot erase. Technology extends these limits, but our ‘extended phenotype’ depends on energy, wealth, infrastructure and institutions: all variables that climate change can put under pressure. And if the climate changes faster than our ability to adapt, natural selection will determine who manages to do so. Part One

Tonight’s eclipse will be the first total solar eclipse in Europe since 1999. In Italy, it will begin at around 7.30 pm, with the Sun already low on the horizon and nearing sunset, reaching the intermediate phase at around 7.50 pm and its peak at 8.20 pm

Amongst the various measures, Trump’s executive order argues that the United States recommends more vaccines than anyone else and that it is therefore necessary to align with ‘peer countries’. Furthermore, the requirement to split the trivalent measles-mumps-rubella vaccine into three separate injections stems from a study that was retracted due to fraud

The agrobiologist and university lecturer has used the findings of his (sound) research to present an esoteric interpretation of real-world phenomena. Academic freedom, of course, but this can prove harmful to students

OpenAI’s new model has tackled questions that have remained unresolved for years. The company initially announced a triumph, then issued some clarifications. The truth lies somewhere in between: a system that is less miraculous than the initial headlines suggested, yet more interesting than the dismissive reactions would have us believe

A recent study has proposed the existence of a common ancestor of bacteria and archaea. Here’s how the history of life splits into two

The recent surges in cases of measles, cyclosporiasis, West Nile virus and mpox leave little room for doubt: the US Secretary of Health bears clear political responsibility for the current situation, which has been shaped by a number of decisions, ranging from staff cuts to anti-vaccine stances

The persecution of the immunologist therefore concerns far more than just the assessment of the pandemic: it shows what fate awaits any institution tasked with setting reality against the demands of those in power, when those in government believe they no longer need to answer to anything other than their own majority