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Science
Four common misconceptions about quantum physics
Quantum mechanics, the theory which rules the microworld of atoms and particles,...
COP27: a year on from the Glasgow climate pact, the world is burning more fossil fuels than ever
The burning of fossil fuels caused 86% of all CO₂ emissions during the past ten...
Neanderthals: how a carnivore diet may have led to their demise
Imagine that you have an unhealthy interest in your neighbours’ lives. Unable to...
3 things a climate scientist wants world leaders to know ahead of COP27
World leaders and climate experts are gathering for pivotal United Nations climate...
Water was both essential and a barrier to early life on Earth – microdroplets are one potential solution to this paradox
It’s a paradox: Life needs water to survive, but a world full of water can’t generate...
Zombie worlds: five spooky planets orbiting dead stars
All stars, including the Sun, have a finite lifetime
Long COVID: how lost connections between nerve cells in the brain may explain cognitive symptoms
For a portion of people who get COVID, symptoms continue for months or even years...
3-D techniques shed light on what makes a bird’s lungs so efficient
Birds are profoundly important animals. As predators, pollinators, seed dispersers,...
Four ways to spot hints of alien life using the James Webb Space Telescope
The study of exoplanets, worlds which orbit stars other than our sun, is currently...
Humans are 8% virus – how the ancient viral DNA in your genome plays a role in human disease and development
Remnants of ancient viral pandemics in the form of viral DNA sequences embedded...
Siemens Energy to sponsor COP27 in Egypt
Siemens Energy announced its participation at COP 27, as a supporting sponsor of...
Bees face many challenges – and climate change is ratcheting up the pressure
The extreme weather that has battered much of the U.S. in 2022 doesn’t just affect...
Genetically engineered bacteria make living materials for self-repairing walls and cleaning up pollution
With just an incubator and some broth, researchers can grow reusable filters made...
October 13 is the last day to receive applications for Scientific Excellence Award
The Organizing Committee for the Scientific Excellence Award continues to receive...
A large cockroach thought extinct since the 1930s was just rediscovered on a small island in Australia
In 1887, Australian Museum scientists undertook a pioneering expedition to Lord...
Bill Gates says Middle East can be part of the solution in green energy
Billionaire philanthropist, Bill Gates, has backed the Middle East to be "part of...