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A celebrated AI has learned a new trick: How to do chemistry
Artificial intelligence has changed the way science is done by allowing researchers...
Extra virgin olive oil: why it’s healthier than other cooking oils
It’s common advice for people watching their waistlines or looking to eat healthier...
UN sustainable development goals failing to have meaningful impact, our research warns
In September 2015, leaders from 193 countries gathered in the UN assembly hall in...
Is Migaloo… dead? As climate change transforms the ocean, the iconic white humpback has been missing for two years
It’s that time of year again, when the humpback highway is about to hit peak blubber...
What’s in a name? Why giving monkeypox a new one is a good idea
In its latest update on monkey pox in mid-June, the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Can we time travel? A theoretical physicist provides some answers
Time travel makes regular appearances in popular culture, with innumerable time...
Pig-human transplants may be a misguided attempt to address the organ shortage
At the end of 2021, 57-year old David Bennett Sr. was bedridden and on life-support...
Decades of research document the detrimental health effects of BPA – an expert on environmental pollution and maternal health explains what it all means
Whether or not you’ve heard of the chemical bisphenol A, better known as BPA, studies...
What did dinosaurs actually look like? Podcast
As the latest Jurassic World film hits cinemas, we’re re-running a story from The...
Justin Bieber: what is Ramsay Hunt syndrome, the condition affecting the singer?
Justin Bieber has had to cancel future concert dates because of a viral infection...
Restoring native predators can control invasive species – if they pass these tests
As humans have spread out across the planet we have killed larger predators and...
Socially isolated people have differently wired brains and poorer cognition – new research
Why do we get a buzz from being in large groups at festivals, jubilees and other...
The inside story of Recovery: how the world’s largest COVID-19 trial transformed treatment – and what it could do for other diseases
The inside story of Recovery: how the world’s largest COVID-19 trial transformed...
How the scientific equivalent of impressionist paintings can make you feel data
A group of artists shook the world in the 1860s by painting what they saw, thought...
Gaia mission: five insights astronomers could glean from its latest data
The Gaia satellite was launched in 2013, with the aim of measuring the precise positions...
Nine vegetables that are healthier for you when cooked
Raw food diets are a fairly recent trend, including raw veganism