Nick Heather obituary
My father, Nick Heather, who has died aged 86, was a clinical psychologist with an international reputation in alcohol and addiction research, and published more than 500 articles and more
Do all wind turbines rotate in the same direction? If so, why?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsDo all wind turbines rotate in the
How and where to watch the Lyrid meteor shower
Annual celestial display is visible for several days in April as the Earth passes through debris left by comet C/1861 G1With the Lyrid meteor shower expected to light up the
Weekly recap — 13 April 2025
Week highlights: new releases of Pinta and Elektroid, FreeCAD Project Association announces new grants. Pinta 3.0 The new version of the image editor comes with a GTK4/libadwaita port, UI revamp
BP dropped its green pledges and turned back to oil. Now the price of crude has collapsed
At its AGM this week, the company will face not only the activist investor at its heels, but a global economy being changed from the White HouseAfter Donald Trump’s “liberation
Resilience in the face of thirst: Trucking water in war-ravaged Gaza
In Gaza, where lack of access to water is an existential threat, Ibrahim Alloush stands out as an unsung hero, providing a lifeline to the thirsty people of the Strip.
Lauren Sanchez’s all-female space flight is about to blast off – and will challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket blasts off on Monday, with his fiancee, Katy Perry and three others on board. But is it more than just a stunt?Jeff Bezos is blasting
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop themThe movement for corporate city states
Block Mirror: Dystopian Site-Blocking Triggers Circumvention Innovation
In the wake of a global pandemic, an ongoing war in Europe, and a new U.S. president taking the world on a surprise mystery tour to somewhere, Season 7 of
No union and forget staff toilet breaks, but hey, at least Bezos can buy Venice for his wedding | Catherine Bennett
In a triumph of bling over restraint, the bride will get a hen do in space and a party on a super-yachtWell done us. It can’t be long before Jeff
‘They called it black gold’: but should cuttlefish be on our menus?
It’s a delicacy in France and Spain, and springing up at the UK’s restaurants, but is the trend for dining on cuttlefish sustainable?It can be braised low and slow or
What I’ve learned after 40 years as the Observer’s science editor
Almost as amazing as the knowledge we have gained in the past four decades is the fact that some people continue to deny the damage we are doing to our