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  • A hand grips a dumbbell from a rack in a gym

    Weight-loss drugs
    Muscle growth drug ‘could reduce loss of lean tissue’ when using slimming jabs

    Trial suggests monoclonal antibody can help retain lean body mass when losing weight with GLP-1 medicines
  • Two women sitting and talking

    Mental health
    New study casts doubt on reliability of mental health diagnosis interviews

  • A hand holds a medical syringe with a blue cap and visible measurement markings against a black background

    Diabetes
    Triple-action diabetes jab shown to reduce blood sugar and body weight

  • a gravel road and inside a data center

    Artificial intelligence
    Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land

  • A Falcon 9 SpaceX heavy rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral

    Explainer
    SpaceX IPO: how can I buy shares, and what are the risks?

  • Hands holding blister pack of pills

    Cancer research
    Removing ‘invisibility cloaks’ and safely skipping chemo: new weapons in war on cancer shared at US conference

  • Portrait of strawberry blonde young men

    Language
    ‘Mogging’ is suddenly everywhere. Is that a problem?

  • GB News co-founder Sir Paul Marshall

    Christian leaders alarmed by climate crisis raise questions over GB News owner’s £28m church donations

  • A scientist in a white lab coat looks through a microscope while viewing cell images on a monitor

    Monday briefing: Are we any closer to a cure for cancer?

    Newsletter
  • Radio telescope satellite dishes

    Alien hunters update guidance on sharing news of possible intelligent life

  • The International Space Station.

    Nasa tells astronauts to return to International Space Station as air leak repair paused – as it happened

  • Graphic showing a hand of cards spelling out ‘Grifter'.

    double quotation markThere are reliable ways to tell if someone is lying to you – but they’re rarely the ones we think of using

    Kirsty King
  • Daraxonrasib formula and hospital/research images

    The Guardian view on cancer treatments: new hope for patients now and in the future

  • Devi Sridhar

    double quotation markCancer is now a story of the good, the bad and the ugly – but also hope

    Devi Sridhar
  • Helen Pilcher

    double quotation markThe hill I will die on: If Hollywood blockbusters must dabble in science, can’t they get the small stuff right?

    Helen Pilcher
  • Fossil remains of an archaeopteryx
    Science Weekly

    The dinosaurs who survived the asteroid – podcast

    Podcast17:15
  • Young man sleeping in a bed
    Science Weekly

    The incredible science of the sleeping brain – podcast

    Podcast14:53
  • Honor's Lightning humanoid robot from team Qitian Dasheng (Great Sage) crosses the finish line during the 2026 Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half-marathon on April 19, 2026 in Beijing, China.
    Science Weekly

    Are robots nearing their ChatGPT moment? – podcast

    Podcast17:07

Key issues

  • Helen Pilcher

    Physics
    double quotation markThe hill I will die on: If Hollywood blockbusters must dabble in science, can’t they get the small stuff right?

    Helen Pilcher
  • A close-up photo taken from below of a hammerhead shark with a scalloped edge to the wide front of its head

    Biology
    The Galápagos is a wildlife haven. But is that enough to protect the rare scalloped hammerhead shark?

  • Radio telescope satellite dishes

    Space
    Alien hunters update guidance on sharing news of possible intelligent life

  • Gene technology entrepreneur Cathy Tie, standing on a balcony looking back to camera, New York behind her

    Genetics
    ‘There is no way to stop this’: ‘Biotech Barbie’ Cathy Tie on her mission to genetically modify babies

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    Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
    Can you solve it? Do you have a snout for numbers?

  • Chess board and hand. Image shot 2009. Exact date unknown.BAR7KX Chess board and hand. Image shot 2009. Exact date unknown.

    Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
    Did you solve it? Are you on board with these quirky chess puzzles?

  • Playing game of chess. Image shot 2010. Exact date unknown.BMJ2J8 Playing game of chess. Image shot 2010. Exact date unknown.

    Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
    Can you solve it? Are you on board with these quirky chess puzzles?

  • 1937, SHALL WE DANCEGINGER ROGERS & FRED ASTAIRE Character(s): Linda Keene, Petrov Film 'SHALL WE DANCE' (1937) Directed By MARK SANDRICH 07 May 1937 CTX92470 Allstar/RKO RADIO PICTURES **WARNING** This Photograph is for editorial use only and is the copyright of RKO RADIO PICTURES and/or the Photographer assigned by the Film or Production Company & can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above Film. A Mandatory Credit To RKO RADIO PICTURES is required. The Photographer should also be credited when known. No commercial use can be granted without written authority from the Film Company.

    Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
    Did you solve it? I say tomato, you say tomato

Multimedia

  • A boy celebrates the return of the Artemis II crew members to Earth at the San Diego Air and Space Museum

    Artemis II splashdown – in pictures

    Gallery24

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