What to See in the Night Sky: November–December 2026
Your UK guide to Mars and Jupiter, the Leonids, Uranus at opposition, the Geminids and the winter solstice—with dates, viewing advice and realistic expectations.
Science & Signs
The AI Threat Begins with Human Decisions
AI does not need to become all-powerful to cause harm. The evidence shows why autonomy, staffing, supervision and accountability must be treated as human responsibilities.
AI Should Support People, Not Replace Accountability: What Anthropic’s Warning Tells Us
Anthropic’s AI risk warning raises urgent questions about human oversight, workplace expertise and the difference between present harms and speculative existential scenarios.
Jiaxuan Zhang: Asking Where Quantum Probability Comes From
A profile of Oxford researcher Jiaxuan Zhang, her work on the Born rule and Sleeping Beauty, and the wider debate over where quantum probability comes from.
Climate Overshoot: What Returning to 1.5°C Would—and Wouldn’t—Repair
What UNEP’s return pathway really requires, why cooling would not reverse every loss, and how to check climate headlines against the scientific evidence.
The Atlantic’s Great Conveyor: Could a Warming Planet Leave Britain Colder?
Could a warming planet leave Britain colder? Explore AMOC weakening, collapse risks and what the latest research means for the UK.
The Next Mass Extinction: What Are We Actually Losing?
Population decline, threatened species and extinction are different measures. What does the evidence reveal about a sixth mass extinction—and what can still be saved?
Thwaites Glacier: The Slow Disaster Behind the ‘Doomsday’ Name
Thwaites is not a countdown to an overnight apocalypse. The latest research reveals something more unsettling: ice loss that can outlast the changes that triggered it.
Are We Mostly Water—or Mostly Empty Space?
Water by mass, tiny atomic nuclei and the sensation of solidity: how biological and quantum descriptions of the body can fit together, and where ‘made of nothing’ misleads.
Quantum Entanglement: Does Anything Travel Faster Than Light?
Entanglement challenges our picture of separated objects. What do Bell tests establish, why can’t it send faster-than-light messages, and what remains a question of interpretation?