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Science
Chinese researchers are currently the most cited researchers in the world: Why does it worry the United States?
Although many other countries had overlooked its advances, the quality of the research...
China now publishes more high-quality science than any other nation – should the US be worried?
In 2022, Chinese researchers published more scientific papers on artificial intelligence...
Cells routinely self-cannibalize to take out their trash, aiding in survival and disease prevention
Don’t let the textbook diagram of a simplified two-dimensional cell fool you – within...
How do you make a universal flu vaccine? A microbiologist explains the challenges, and how mRNA could offer a promising solution
To everything there is a season, and for the flu, it’s wintertime. Flu cases peak...
The future of flight in a net-zero-carbon world: 9 scenarios, lots of sustainable biofuel
Several major airlines have pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by midcentury...
Atmospheric rivers are hitting the Arctic more often, and increasingly melting its sea ice
Atmospheric rivers, those long, powerful streams of moisture in the sky, are becoming...
Our moon has been slowly drifting away from the Earth over the past 2.5 billion years
Looking up at the moon in the night sky, you would never imagine that it is slowly...
Mini creatures with mighty voices know their audience and focus on a single frequency
In the cloud forests of South America, amid the constant cacophony of bird and insect...
Microbes in your food can help or hinder your body’s defenses against cancer – how diet influences the conflict between cell ‘cooperators’ and ‘cheaters’
The microbes living in your food can affect your risk of cancer. While some help...
Large mammals shaped the evolution of humans: here’s why it happened in Africa
That humans originated in Africa is widely accepted. But it’s not generally recognised...
Does this cause cancer? How scientists determine whether a chemical is carcinogenic – sometimes with controversial results
People are exposed to numerous chemicals throughout their lifetimes
Exxon scientists accurately forecast climate change back in the 1970s – what if we had listened to them and acted then?
Writers of speculative- and science-fiction often identify a key point in time and...
ChatGPT: our study shows AI can produce academic papers good enough for journals – just as some ban it
Some of the world’s biggest academic journal publishers have banned or curbed their...
Earwigs are the hero single mothers of the insect world – and good for your garden too
You lift a stone and staring up at you is a little insect with its tail curled and...
Nope, coffee won’t give you extra energy. It’ll just borrow a bit that you’ll pay for later
Many of us want (or should I say need?) our morning coffee to give us our “get up...
Deep sea reefs are spectacular and barely-explored – they must be conserved
Sunlit coral reefs are perhaps the most famous marine habitat and many people will...