The science minister on whether Britain will go it alone after Brexit

New calculations shed light on one of science’s great puzzles

Earlier this year Prospect science writer Philip Ball had his own “mini-brain” grown in a laboratory. Researchers now plan to put the method to different use, and in doing so learn more about an...

The science in Philip Ball's new book takes us to a place beyond weird

National numeracy day is a rallying point in the UK’s ongoing battle to get over its maths problem

Continued British participation in “Galileo” is not guaranteed

Northern and southern Chinese think differently—and the reason goes back centuries

Although we may follow like-minded people on Facebook and Twitter, on the whole, most people are subjected to a wide range of views on social media

A full damage limitation plan should have been drawn up months ago

The unsettling story of a (literal) thought experiment