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Science

Discoveries, research and the latest from the world of science.

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OpenAI claims to have solved maths problem that stumped humans for decades

Company behind ChatGPT says 10,000 of its AI systems cracked the Navier-Stokes problem in 88 hours

Ian Sample and Dan Milmo13h ago

How meteorologists recreated weather that helped decide second world war

Experts helped guide weather scenes in Pressure – a film depicting dramatic buildup to 1944’s D-day landings

Nicola Davis Science correspondent23h ago

Konstantinos Politis obituary

Archaeologist who spent his career excavating and protecting the sites and artefacts of Jordan’s Dead Sea shore

James Fraser1d ago

Cravings ‘like heroin withdrawal’: what happens when weight-loss drugs don’t work?

GLP-1 medications have been a gamechanger in the fight against obesity. But for a minority of patients, their impact is negligible. Why?

Nicola Davis Science correspondent1d ago

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Starwatch: Waning crescent moon gets close to brilliant beacon of Jupiter

The moon will pass less than a degree north of the giant planet and will be on its other side the next morning

Stuart Clark2d ago

Milky Way at the dining table: Bath art show celebrates 18th-century brother and sister astronomers

Exhibition opens in former home of William Herschel, who discovered Uranus, and his comet-spotting sibling Caroline

Steven Morris4d ago

Genetically modified pig kidney keeps man alive for record nine months

Organ kept Tim Andrews off dialysis and acted as a ‘bridge’ while he waited for a human transplant in the US

Andrew Gregory Health editor5d ago

Rich people more likely to steal children’s sweets, finds Ig Nobel prize-winning study

We round up the winners at awards for achievements that ‘first make people laugh and then make them think’

Ian Sample Science editor5d ago

Abundant common fossils don’t need to be protected

Letters: Museums have countless examples of the common fossils from these Lower Jurassic rocks, says the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre’s Phil Davidson

5d ago

Australian science prize awarded to researcher studying memory accuracy of domestic violence survivors

Helen Paterson’s work on advancing how police and courts understand memory is recognised in prestigious Eureka prizes

Donna Lu5d ago

Full-blown adulthood: does it actually start at 50?

According to a new survey, that’s the age when people feel most confident and in control of their lives. In other words, they no longer have a chairdrobe ...

1 Sept

Did you solve it? The fin-tastic fish puzzle

The solution to today’s underwater conundrums

Alex Bellos31 Aug

Smelling test: children need education in sniffing aromas, scientist says

Exclusive: Dr Will Tullett says better understanding of scents can improve wellbeing and perception of the world

Nicola Davis Science correspondent31 Aug

‘Who knows what they’re taking?’: people risk the gray market for the newest weight-loss drug

Retatrutide, not yet approved by the FDA, is the latest wonder drug to shed pounds despite warnings from doctors

Eric Berger31 Aug

Can you solve it? The fin-tastic fish puzzle

Can you think in 3D?

Alex Bellos31 Aug

Starwatch: Sagitta’s arrow shape makes it easy to see against a dark sky

The third-smallest constellation can be found partway along one of the imaginary lines of the summer triangle

Stuart Clark31 Aug

Forbidden planet: was Pluto’s 2006 demotion a big mistake?

Since it was stripped of planetary status, Pluto’s defenders have been fighting the decision – and they’re only getting more passionate

Tim Dowling31 Aug

Nasa space telescope launches after surviving Trump budget cuts

Searching for exoplanets and clues on planet formation, the Roman telescope begins million-mile journey from Florida launchpad

Richard Luscombe in Miami30 Aug

Protect fossils from hammer-wielding tourists

Letter: Jill White responds to an editorial calling for fossils to be given legally protected national-treasure status

28 Aug

Surprising AI breakthroughs raise soul-searching questions for mathematicians

Letters: Whether mathematics thrives or perishes in the age of AI depends on what it is that society values in the human intellect, writes Dr Henry Bradford

27 Aug

Near total lunar eclipse will be seen from North and South America Thursday night

Earth’s shadow will appear to be a reddish ‘blood moon’ due to the way sunlight is scattered by the atmosphere

Guardian staff 27 Aug