Life Let's remember that extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence Several recent scientific findings, including signs of life on an exoplanet and 'de-extinction' of the dire wolf have caused a stir but when a claim seems too good to be true it probably is Comment
Life Giant coral colony discovered in Red Sea tourism hotspot A huge colony of Pavona coral near the coast of Saudi Arabia is thought to be the largest living example found in the Red Sea News
Environment Captivating images expose a 'staged version' of nature In his series The Anthropocene Illusion, photographer Zed Nelson highlights the tension between an unfolding environmental crisis and our obsession with 'curating' nature Regulars
Physics The 'impossible' particle hinting at the universe's biggest secrets Neutrinos have always been hard to explain – and now the detection of one so energetic it shouldn't exist may help illuminate the strangest corners of the cosmos Features
Life Robert Macfarlane is wrong to cast rivers as life forms in new book We should protect Earth's rivers and forests with laws. But it is another matter to claim them as living beings, as Robert Macfarlane does in his new book Is a River Alive? Culture
Society Does science have a future in the US? When politics and science align, it is easy to think science is apolitical. But the situation in the US today shows how science has always been fuelled by politics, says Annalee Newitz Comment
Comment Why do so many AI company logos look like buttholes? Feedback notes the proliferation of AI company logos, and agrees with one blogger's claim that many bear a striking resemblance to a certain anatomical feature Regulars