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Science
Can the heat from running computers help grow our food? It’s complicated
Digital technologies are changing how food is produced. And it’s more than harvesting...
Minimum viable whale: Antarctic minke whales may be as small as a krill-eating filter feeder can get in our modern oceans
Meagre giants hide in the ice-covered bays and fjords of the Antarctic peninsula
We’re a step closer to learning how misplaced DNA could influence disease risk
DNA is our body’s instruction manual. It contains all the information that our cells...
People with faceblindness aren’t believed by their doctors – here’s what needs to change
Imagine what life would be like if you couldn’t recognise your own family and friends...
IPCC report: Climate solutions exist, but humanity has to break from the status quo and embrace innovation
It’s easy to feel pessimistic when scientists around the world are warning that...
Seabirds that swallow ocean plastic waste have scarring in their stomachs – scientists have named this disease ‘plasticosis’
As a conservation biologist who studies plastic ingestion by marine wildlife, I...
Why does time change when traveling close to the speed of light? A physicist explains
Why does time change when traveling close to the speed of light? – Timothy, age...
How do superconductors work? A physicist explains what it means to have resistance-free electricity
The modern world runs on electricity, and wires are what carry that electricity...
Alzheimer’s disease: problems with the brain’s energy supply could be a cause
Scientists have been working to understand the root causes of dementia and Alzheimer’s...
Antidepressant withdrawal should be taken seriously – we’re investigating ways to help people come off the pills
Misinformation about antidepressants is rife and is probably fuelling their rise...
A unique collaboration using a virtual Earth-sized telescope shows how science is changing in the 21st century
In 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration produced the first-ever...
How we created the first map of an insect brain – and what it means for our understanding of the human brain
Imagine trying to navigate an unfamiliar city but you’ve lost your smartphone. You...
The multiverse: our universe is suspiciously unlikely to exist – unless it is one of many
It’s easy to envisage other universes, governed by slightly different laws of physics,...
Physics 2: is the universe fine-tuned for life?
Imagine a universe with extremely strong gravity. Stars would be able to form from...
Somatic genome editing therapies are becoming a reality – but debate over ethics, equitable access and governance continue
Hundreds of experts from around the world gathered at the Francis Crick Institute...