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Global threats to agrifood systems need complex approach
828 million people suffered from hunger in 2021, an increase of 46 million from...
NASA's Palestinian Engineer Unveils New Projects
Elbasyouni clarifies that these images are just the beginning, where the telescope...
Y chromosome loss through aging can lead to an increased risk of heart failure and death from cardiovascular disease, new research finds
The Y chromosome can be lost through the process of aging, and this can lead to...
Manuscripts and art support archaeological evidence that syphilis was in Europe long before explorers could have brought it home from the Americas
That the arrival of Europeans in the New World in 1492 led to a massive shift in...
It’s getting harder for scientists to collaborate across borders
That’s bad when the world faces global problems like pandemics and climate change
You really can die of sadness – and also happiness
Dying of a broken heart was just a figure of speech until 2002 when Dr Hikaru Sato...
Banning artificial stone could prevent 100 lung cancers and 1,000 cases of silicosis, where dust scars the lungs
Silica dust is a very fine dust produced when products such as bricks, concrete...
Light pollution is disrupting the seasonal rhythms of plants and trees, lengthening pollen season in US cities
City lights that blaze all night are profoundly disrupting urban plants’ phenology...
Stronger democracies have seen fewer excess deaths during COVID – new research
Through the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become clear that an effective response to...
We studied how the Antarctic ice sheet advanced and retreated over 10,000 years. It holds warnings for the future
Alarming stories from Antarctica are now more frequent than ever; the ice surface...
Heatwaves worsen mental health conditions
Heatwaves have a huge impact on our physical and mental health
Electric eels inspired the first battery two centuries ago and now point a way to future battery technologies
As the world’s need for large amounts of portable energy grows at an ever-increasing...
Many medications affect more than one target in the body – some drug designers are embracing the ‘side effects’ that had been seen as a drawback
Drugs don’t always behave exactly as expected
How much money do people want to achieve their ideal life? Our research gave a surprising result
Money can’t buy happiness. Many of us are told this at some point in our lives,...
Social media can be a force for good in a crisis: lessons from Lagos
In times of crisis, it is especially crucial that governments share accurate, up...
COVID is no gamble: physics-inspired simulations predict waves in four countries
As a physicist, I am trained to look for patterns in data. For example, the motion...