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UN biodiversity conference: what does living in harmony with nature look like?
The 196 countries meeting for the UN Convention on Biological Diversity conference...
World Cup 2022: how a mid-season tournament could affect players psychologically
For the first time, we have witnessed a mid-season men’s football world cup. As...
Arctic Report Card 2022: The Arctic is getting rainier and seasons are shifting
Qith broad disturbances for people, ecosystems and wildlife In the Arctic, the freedom...
What causes stuttering?
A speech pathology researcher explains the science and the misconceptions around...
A major ‘fusion breakthrough’ was just officially announced in the US. But what does it actually mean?
For the first time, scientists in the US have confirmed a fusion energy experiment...
1.5°C: where the target came from – and why we’re losing sight of its importance
The US economist William Nordhaus claimed as early as the 1970s, when scientific...
Timing matters for medications
Your circadian rhythm influences how well treatments work and how much they might...
Why fusion ignition is being hailed as a major breakthrough in fusion – a nuclear physicist explains
American scientists have announced what they have called a major breakthrough in...
Arrakhis: the tiny satellite aiming to reveal what dark matter is made of
The European Space Agency (Esa) recently announced a new mission of its science...
China’s new space station opens for business in an increasingly competitive era of space activity
The International Space Station is no longer the only place where humans can live...
People can have food sensitivities without noticeable symptoms – long-term consumption of food allergens may lead to behavior and mood changes
The prevalence of food allergies is increasing worldwide, approaching an epidemic...
Crabs have evolved five separate times – why do the same forms keep appearing in nature?
Charles Darwin believed evolution created “endless forms most beautiful”. It’s a...
Pregnancy is a genetic battlefield – how conflicts of interest pit mom’s and dad’s genes against each other
Baby showers. Babymoons. Baby-arrival parties. There are many opportunities to celebrate...
Brain-computer interfaces could allow soldiers to control weapons with their thoughts and turn off their fear – but the ethics of neurotechnology lags behind the science
Imagine that a soldier has a tiny computer device injected into their bloodstream...
Tracking CO2 emissions from space could help support climate agreements
NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO-2) satellite can make precise measurements...
Where Mauna Loa’s lava is coming from – and why Hawaii’s volcanoes are different from most
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, began sending up fountains...