30th April 2023

2049 – Global warming reaches 2°C

By 2049, the global average temperature increase is at the critical threshold of 2°C, agreed in earlier treaties to be a limit beyond which severe and irreversible impacts may be expected.

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29th April 2023

ChatGPT outperforms human doctors in medical advice

When measured on quality and empathy, OpenAI's ChatGPT is shown to outperform human doctors in responding to patient queries.

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26th April 2023

World's first cultivated grouper fillet

An Israeli company has successfully 3D printed the first ready-to-cook cultivated grouper fish product.

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25th April 2023

Clearest-ever picture of Mars' moon Deimos

The science team behind the Emirates Mars Mission has revealed ground-breaking imagery and data that advances our understanding of Deimos.

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19th April 2023

"Condensed battery" could power aircraft

Chinese technology company CATL has today launched a new "condensed battery" with up to 500 Wh/kg. This ultra-high energy density could enable the electrification of passenger aircraft.

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19th April 2023

New exoplanet seen via direct imaging

The discovery of HIP 99770 b, a new exoplanet located 133 light years away, is reported. A team of astronomers used a new detection method that combines direct imaging with astrometry.

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17th April 2023

Apple will use 100% recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025

Apple has announced a major acceleration of its work to expand recycled materials across its products, including a new 2025 target to use 100% recycled cobalt in all Apple-designed batteries.

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15th April 2023

How much of the Universe can humanity reach?

Beyond our own galaxy, there are physical limits on our access to the Universe. In this video, we explore the absolute limit of our future view of the Universe, and of the Universe's ability to influence us.

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14th April 2023

2031-2035 – Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) explores the Jovian system

[Following today's successful launch, this entry has been updated with latest information, and a more up to date video with final confirmed orbits.]

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13th April 2023

2028-2033 – mRNA-based vaccines for cancer and heart disease

During the late 2020s and early 2030s, a number of therapies based on messenger RNA are becoming available for cancer, heart disease, and other conditions.

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6th April 2023

Micro-robot can target, capture, and move individual cells

A new robot just 10 microns across is able to navigate in a physiological environment and perform a variety of tasks both autonomously or through external control by a human operator.

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5th April 2023

Antarctic ocean heading for "collapse" by 2050

A study of the deep ocean currents around Antarctica finds they could slow by 40% by 2050, with significant implications for the global climate.

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4th April 2023

World's first full-size, self-driving public bus service

Level 4 autonomous buses will begin operation in Scotland next month – the first service of its kind in the world.

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3rd April 2023

NASA reveals astronauts for Moon mission

NASA has named the four astronauts who will take humanity back to the Moon for the first time in 50 years. Artemis 2, launching in either late 2024 or early 2025, will include the first woman and first person of colour on a lunar mission.

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2nd April 2023

"Ultramassive" black hole found via gravitational lensing

Astronomers in the UK have identified an "ultramassive" black hole – one of the largest ever discovered – and the first to be confirmed through gravitational lensing, at the centre of the galaxy Abell 1201 BCG.

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