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Science
MicroRNA is the master regulator of the genome − researchers are learning how to treat disease by harnessing the way it controls genes
The Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago, and life less than a billion years after...
Libyan desert’s yellow glass: how we discovered the origin of these rare and mysterious shards
The Great Sand Sea Desert stretches over an area of 72,000km² linking Egypt and...
Stones inside fish ears mark time like tree rings – and now they’re helping us learn about climate change
As a marine biologist, I’ve always found it fascinating to learn about how animals...
Crested ibis see growth in population, habitat area
The global population of the crested ibis has reached 11,000, according to statistics...
China's Wuhan steers commercial aerospace industry into broader space
As home to China's first commercial aerospace industrial base, namely the Wuhan...
Florence Bell died unrecognised for her contributions to DNA science – decades on female researchers are still being sidelined
Almost 80 years ago, Florence Bell quietly laid the foundations for one of the biggest...
How do viruses get into cells? Their infection tactics determine whether they can jump species or set off a pandemic
COVID-19, flu, mpox, noroviral diarrhea: How do the viruses that cause these diseases...
Antimicrobial resistance is a silent killer that leads to 5 million deaths a year. Solutions must include the poor
Microbes such as bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi form part of our everyday...
Brains have a remarkable ability to rewire themselves following injury
A concussion specialist explains the science behind rehabilitation and recovery
Volcanic Iceland is rumbling again as magma rises − a geologist explains eruptions in the land of fire and ice
Thousands of earthquakes in recent weeks have shaken the Icelandic fishing town...
NASA’s first successful recovery of asteroid samples may reveal information about the origins of the universe
The OSIRIS-REx mission is NASA’s first mission to collect samples from an asteroid...
Birds’ nests express their unique style and past experiences
Walking through a town or city, you will encounter buildings with diverse shapes...
Is some of the body that collided with Earth to form the Moon still recognisable inside our planet?
Scientists have dated the birth of the Solar System to about 4.57 billion years...
Will Saturn’s rings really ‘disappear’ by 2025? An astronomer explains
If you can get your hands on a telescope, there are few sights more spectacular...
Exposing plants to an unusual chemical early on may bolster their growth and help feed the world
Just like any other organism, plants can get stressed. Usually it’s conditions like...
Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique − here’s how your brain stores and retrieves words
The days of having a dictionary on your bookshelf are numbered. But that’s OK, because...