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Life

Queen’s powerful smell suppresses rivals in naked mole rat colonies

In naked mole rat colonies, only the queen can breed – and now we have found out how she maintains control

Life

Hard but lightweight ‘bio-metal’ material discovered in sea worm jaws

Environment

Why praying for rain appears to work – but only in some places

Technology

The US-China AI arms race has taken an unexpected turn

Humans

Maya mathematician’s name decoded alongside astronomical formula

Space

Sugar molecules found in interstellar space for the first time

People seeking shade in Paris, France, on 26 June

Environment

Shifts in the jet stream are behind Europe’s long heatwaves

Health

Game that reduces dementia risk may clear amyloid from men’s brains

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of a vertical section through the head of a child with a glioma brain cancer (dark red, centre)

Health

Four children with terminal brain cancer saved by new cell therapy

Space

UN space database aimed at easing global tensions is mysteriously down

A list of global space launches designed to calm cold war tensions and promote transparency has been missing from the UN's website for months

Environment

Global warming already causing crop losses of over $20 billion a year

Mathematics

Mathematicians put AI to work on Fermat’s last theorem

Space

2026 eclipse: 5 citizen science projects you can contribute to

Chemistry

Special relativity can warp chemical bonds – now we’ve seen it happen