Italian astronomers have detected a shallow body of liquid water beneath the planet’s South Polar ice cap

The couple recently exposed near Salisbury reportedly had high concentrations of Novichok on their fingers. How did it get there—and why will it be so hard to decontaminate the town?

With only two living females, the Northern white rhino is functionally extinct. Now, scientists are attempting to use assisted reproductive technology to save it

There’s a taste of the sublime in the photograph of this extrasolar world

This admittedly catchy idea is undermining the integrity of physics

David Omand, who ran GCHQ, argues that Twitter and Facebook embolden the far Right

The triumphs of 20th century space exploration were colossal. Will Britain play a role in the triumphs of the 21st?

To Newquay—and beyond

"Space is where we are looking for hints about where we, and the whole Earth, came from"

The industry is growing quickly in the UK, bringing new opportunities and potential for growth—but where, and how much? Prospect gives you the numbers