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Science
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...
Smell is the crucial sense that holds ant society together, helping the insects recognize, communicate and cooperate with one another
Ants can be found in nearly every location on Earth, with rough estimates suggesting...
Why does music bring back memories? What the science says
You’re walking down a busy street on your way to work. You pass a busker playing...
Great Mysteries of Physics 1: is time an illusion?
Without a sense of time, leading us from cradle to grave, our lives would make little...
Human genome editing offers tantalizing possibilities – but without clear guidelines, many ethical questions still remain
The Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing, a three-day conference organized...
How does RNA know where to go in the city of the cell? Using cellular ZIP codes and postal carrier routes
Before 2020, when my friends and acquaintances asked me what I study as a molecular...
Extreme wildfires are turning the world’s largest forest ecosystem from carbon sink into net-emitter
The vast boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere stretch from Scandinavia through...
How amateur scientists are still helping make important discoveries
What images does science conjure up in your mind?
Was Earth already heating up, or did global warming reverse a long-term cooling trend?
Over the past century, the Earth’s average temperature has swiftly increased by...