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You shed DNA everywhere you go – trace samples in the water, sand and air are enough to identify who you are, raising ethical questions about privacy
Human DNA can be sequenced from small amounts of water, sand and air in the environment...
What would aliens learn if they observed the Earth? Our study provides an answer
Are we alone in the universe? It’s a question that fascinates scientists and the...
Theory of everything: how progress in physics depends on asking the right questions
When I began my undergraduate physics degree (around 20 years ago), “What is the...
Gene therapy helps combat some forms of blindness – and ongoing clinical trials are looking to extend these treatments to other diseases
An estimated 295 million people suffer from visual impairment globally
Climate change first ‘went viral’ exactly 70 years ago
We have grown so used to many things. To the pictures of wildfires and cremated...
Memories may be stored in the membranes of your neurons
Your brain is responsible for controlling most of your body’s activities. Its information...
Astronomers just saw a star eat a planet – an astrophysicist on the team explains the first-of-its-kind discovery
For the first time, astronomers have captured images that show a star consuming...
Stephen Hawking and I created his final theory of the cosmos – here’s what it reveals about the origins of time and life
The late physicist Stephen Hawking first asked me to work with him to develop “a...
Cold water therapy: what are the benefits and dangers of ice baths, wild swimming and freezing showers?
Immersion in cold water is definitely an activity that divides people – some love...
New Alzheimer’s drug: what you need to know about donanemab’s promising trial results
American pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly announced last week that it had seen encouraging...
What is hydrogen, and can it really become a climate solution?
Hydrogen, or H₂, is getting a lot of attention lately as governments in the U.S.,...
RSV: we finally have a vaccine for this deadly virus
The first vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been approved by...
The Euclid spacecraft will transform how we view the ‘dark universe’
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid satellite completed the first part of its...
Why tornadoes are still hard to forecast – even though storm predictions are improving
Meteorologists began warning about severe weather with the potential for tornadoes...
Reconstructing ancient bacterial genomes can revive previously unknown molecules – offering a potential source for new antibiotics
Microorganisms – in particular bacteria – are skillful chemists that can produce...
Thirsty tomatoes emit ultrasonic sounds – and other plants may be listening
Plants may appear silent, indifferent organisms to us, but recent research has found...