Robin McKie reflects on his 40 years as science editor for the Observer and tells Madeleine Finlay about the game-changing discoveries and scientific controversies that he’s reported on during that time. He describes how the discovery of the structure of DNA revolutionised science, what he learned about misinformation from the HIV/AIDS pandemic and why cold…

The country’s average temperature has risen by 0.48C a decade from 2000. Last August, photographer Susan Schulman visited Baghdad and Amarah, to capture the impact of extreme weather on everyday lives Continue reading… ​The country’s average temperature has risen by 0.48C a decade from 2000. Last August, photographer Susan Schulman visited Baghdad and Amarah, to…

Could volcanic ash close down airspace across the UK and Europe bringing the widespread disruption we experienced in 2010. ​Could volcanic ash close down airspace across the UK and Europe bringing the widespread disruption we experienced in 2010.  BBC News

From Bob Cratchit to Charlie Bucket and the Weasley family in the Harry Potter films, poor people are often seen as the kindest. But a study suggests there’s not much truth to the stereotype. ​From Bob Cratchit to Charlie Bucket and the Weasley family in the Harry Potter films, poor people are often seen as the kindest….

Dmitry Kalmykov is a Ukrainian scientist who has dedicated his life to investigating environmental disasters, first at Chornobyl and now in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan – formerly the Soviet Union’s primary nuclear weapons testing site. He teaches schoolchildren about how bombs were tested, and how – more than 30 years after the site was decommissioned – the…

Recap as Katy Perry and five women launch into space from a Blue Origin rocket in the first ever all female space mission. ​Recap as Katy Perry and five women launch into space from a Blue Origin rocket in the first ever all female space mission.  Science & tech Articles | Mail Online

A massive research project will investigate the role of icebergs in driving melting of the Greenland ice sheet, a process that could trigger a catastrophic collapse of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation ​A massive research project will investigate the role of icebergs in driving melting of the Greenland ice sheet, a process that could trigger…

Rather than heavyweight boxers or expensive racehorses battling it out in front of a live audience, two sperm samples will go head-to-head on a microscopic racetrack. ​Rather than heavyweight boxers or expensive racehorses battling it out in front of a live audience, two sperm samples will go head-to-head on a microscopic racetrack.  Science & tech Articles…

Katy Perry and Lauren Sanchez have completed the world’s first all-female mission to space aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket – but the mission has been slammed on social media. ​Katy Perry and Lauren Sanchez have completed the world’s first all-female mission to space aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket – but the mission has…