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Dark energy is one of the biggest puzzles in science and we’re now a step closer to understanding it
Over ten years ago, the Dark Energy Survey (DES) began mapping the universe to find...
The curious link between animal hibernation and ageing – and what humans could learn from it
When the cold and dark winter is setting in, some of us envy animals that can hibernate
How we discovered that Uranus and Neptune are actually nearly identical in colour
In many images of the two outer gas giants of the Solar System, Neptune typically...
Shipwrecks teem with underwater life, from microbes to sharks
Humans have sailed the world’s oceans for thousands of years, but they haven’t all...
Keeping a streak alive can be strong motivation to stick with a chosen activity
Dick Coffee attended 781 consecutive University of Alabama football games. Meg Roh...
The Sahara Desert used to be a green savannah – new research explains why
Algeria’s Tassili N’Ajjer plateau is Africa’s largest national park. Among its vast...
Social media drains our brains and impacts our decision making – podcast
Ever found yourself scrolling through social media late at night and accidentally...
Can seabirds hear their way across the ocean? Our research suggests so
Animals cover astonishing distances when they are looking for food
Could dinosaurs be the reason humans can’t live for 200 years?
All human beings age. It is part of our biology and limits our lifespan to slightly...
CRISPR and other new technologies open doors for drug development, but which diseases get prioritized? It comes down to money and science
Prescription drugs and vaccines revolutionized health care, dramatically decreasing...
Genetically modified crops aren’t a solution to climate change, despite what the biotech industry says
The European Commission launched a proposal in July 2023 to deregulate a large number...
How to provide reliable water in a warming world – these cities are testing small-scale treatment systems and wastewater recycling
A lot can go wrong in a large urban water system
Social isolation and loneliness linked to poor health – our study could help explain why
Numerous studies have shown that social isolation and loneliness are associated...
Customizing mRNA is easy, and that’s what makes it the next frontier for personalized medicine − a molecular biologist explains
While using mRNA as medicine is new, mRNA has been inside you for your entire life
Climate change: if warming approaches 2°C, a trickle of extinctions will become a flood
As delegates discuss the climate crisis in Dubai for COP28, the dazzling variety...
Frozen methane under the seabed is thawing as oceans warm – and things are worse than we thought
Buried beneath the oceans surrounding continents is a naturally occurring frozen...