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Rain may have helped form the first cells, kick-starting life as we know it
One of the most intriguing questions in science is how life began on Earth
Meet the microbes that transform toxic carbon monoxide into valuable biofuel
Microbes are hungry. All the time. And they live everywhere, in enormous numbers
I was a beta tester for the Nobel prize-winning AlphaFold AI – it’s going to revolutionise health research
This technology could pave the way for revolutionary new treatments and drugs. But...
We’ve bred corals to better tolerate lethal heatwaves, but rapid climate action is still needed to save reefs
Our research group has bred corals able to better survive marine heatwaves
Five simple questions can help spot exaggerated research claims over sex differences in the brain
In the last ten years, some 20,000 or so academic papers have been published on...
Being bullied in high school can make teens less optimistic about the future
Specifically, being bullied increases teens’ risk for depression, which leaves them...
Ancient humans were so good at surviving the last ice age they didn’t have to migrate like other species – new study
Scientists have known since the 19th century that the distributions of animals and...
Seasonal change can affect people’s moods — and their moral values
It’s tempting to assume that a person’s moral values are stable across time and...
Smokers have a higher level of harmful bacteria in the mouth – new study
There is no safe level of smoking
Nasa’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will investigate whether an icy moon of Jupiter can support alien life
Nasa is doing just that: launching a spacecraft on October 10 to Europa, a moon...
Ancient human DNA from a South African rock shelter sheds light on 10,000 years of history
Oakhurst rock shelter is an archaeological site near the town of George on the southern...
Gut microbe imbalances could predict a child’s risk for autism, ADHD and speech disorders years before symptoms appear
Researchers and clinicians are working to develop simple, reliable tools that could...
I investigated millions of tweets from the Kremlin’s ‘troll factory’ and discovered classic propaganda techniques reimagined for the social media age
Whistleblowers have shed light on Russia’s troll factory, often at great personal...
How the world’s first open-source digital map of mass graves could help bring justice to victims in Ukraine and other war zones
These newly reported discoveries [of mass graves] confirm our darkest fears
How patterns of conversation could help identify early signs of autism in children
Autistic children – and adults – often communicate differently to neurotypical people
Humanity needs more rare earth elements. Extinct volcanoes could be a rich new source
Extinct volcanoes are hard to study – we never see them erupt. Using a unique experimental...