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The next phase of the internet is coming: Here’s what you need to know about Web3
The rapid growth of cryptocurrencies and virtual non-fungible tokens have dominated...
Plant and animal species that adapt quickly to city life are more likely to survive
So, what enables some species to succeed in city living, where other species fail?
Starlink: SpaceX’s new internet service could be a gamechanger in Africa
It’s hard for many of us to imagine a world without instant, limitless internet...
China drives transition of construction industry with technological innovation
Assisted by a group of new technologies such as 5G, artificial intelligence (AI),...
Bile acids and gut microbes could potentially treat multiple sclerosis, according to new research in mice
Multiple sclerosis is characterized by an immune system gone haywire. A patient’s...
Biologists discovered a new species of tiny owl on the forested island of Príncipe, and it’s already under threat – Podcast
A team of Spanish biologists has discovered a tiny new species of owl, called the...
One easy way to fight antibiotic resistance? Good hand hygiene
Can washing your hands help stop the evolution of antibiotic resistance? Mathematically,...
Ghana needs more astronomers, astrophysicists, aerospace engineers and astronauts – how to develop them
Perhaps when you think of scientific research in Africa you think of the continent’s...
Imagination makes us human – this unique ability to envision what doesn’t exist has a long evolutionary history
You can easily picture yourself riding a bicycle across the sky even though that’s...
How frontotemporal dementia, the syndrome affecting Bruce Willis, changes the brain – research is untangling its genetic causes
Around 55 million people worldwide suffer from dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease
Rejecting science has a long history – the pandemic showed what happens when you ignore this
Fear engulfed everyone during the pandemic. Yet when a vaccine became available,...
Were viruses around on Earth before living cells emerged? A microbiologist explains
Were there already viruses on Earth when the first living cells appeared billions...
How your brain decides what to think
You’re sitting on the plane, staring out of the window at the clouds and all of...
Insects are vanishing worldwide – now it’s making it harder to grow food
Over the past 20 years a steady trickle of scientific papers has reported that there...
Tropical seagrass meadows are sand factories that can help defend coral reef islands from sea-level rise
Seagrasses are flowering plants that form dense underwater meadows in coastal waters...
What is gene editing and how could it shape our future?
It is the most exciting time in genetics since the discovery of DNA in 1953. This...