Back to the future
A look back at the technologies that evolved in 2025 and will transform the next decade and more in science.
It takes guts...
...for the vulture, the python, and you. One being's meat is another's poison.
Powering the future...
...with robots, safe EV batteries and compostable plastic.
Crossroads of science
The year 2025 has been a momentous one for science and technology. The impact of this will be felt over the next decade.
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Quantum quackery
A physics educator agonises over the slide from quantum physics to mysticism and mumbo-jumbo.
- Dec 2025
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For better learning, treat AI as a sparring partner and not a substitute for thought, experts suggest.
- Dec 2025
The robot revolution
Robots will reshape the economy; the challenge is to ensure that humans remain at the centre of the transformation.
- Dec 2025
The name is bond, weak bond
From delivering drugs to specific sites to tackling plastic waste, supramolecular chemistry helps researchers address a spate of challenges.
- Dec 2025
Cards on the table
In the 1860s, a Russian teacher laid the foundation for chemistry’s most recognised matrix.
- Dec 2025
Symphony of science
Researchers find a connection between math legend Ramanujan's pi series and black hole physics.
- Dec 2025
