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Scientists have created synthetic embryos from stem cells – it could help us better understand infertility and miscarriage
Scientists recently announced that they have developed synthetic embryos using just...
Limiting global warming to 2℃ is not enough – why the world must keep temperature rise below 1℃
The Paris Climate agreement represented a historic step towards a safer future for...
An element essential to life discovered on one of Saturn’s moons, raising hopes of finding alien microbes
Enceladus is the tiny moon of Saturn that seems to have it all. Its icy surface...
5 incredible craters that will make you fall in love with the grandeur of our Solar System
Impact cratering happens on every solid body in the Solar System. In fact, it is...
Has a mathematician solved the ‘invariant subspace problem’? And what does that even mean?
Two weeks ago, a modest-looking paper was uploaded to the arXiv preprint server...
Glass: Neither a solid nor a liquid, this common yet complicated material is still surprising scientists
Glass is a material of many faces: It is both ancient and modern, strong yet delicate,...
Betelgeuse: star is continuing to behave mysteriously – here’s what would happen if it exploded
The bright, red star Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion has shown some unexpected...
Why understanding how spiders spin silk may hold clues for treating Alzheimer’s disease
Really, we should envy spiders. Imagine being able to make silk like they do, flinging...
Long COVID could be caused by the virus lingering in the body. Here’s what the science says
While most people survive and recover from COVID, for some people symptoms can persist...
Brain tumors are cognitive parasites – how brain cancer hijacks neural circuits and causes cognitive decline
Researchers have long known that brain tumors, specifically a type of tumor called...
Brightest cosmic explosion of all time: how we may have solved the mystery of its puzzling persistence
First detected accidentally by US military satellites in the late 1960s, cosmic...
Crocodile’s ‘virgin birth’ is a first for science’s history books
Stories of virgin births, where young are produced without fertilisation, have been...
How understanding plant body clocks could help transform how food is grown
Have you ever had a bad case of jet lag? That horrible feeling when you get off...
Speaking up for the annoying fruit fly
Fruit flies can be truly annoying when they are buzzing around your living room...
A new virtual museum reveals 600 million years of Australian fossils in unprecedented 3D detail
Palaeontology is the study of evolution and prehistoric life, usually preserved...
Earth’s energy budget is not in balance. Should we be concerned?
A recent report from the World Meteorological Organization about the state of the...