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Science
Cities need to embrace green innovation now to cut heat deaths in the future
In late June 2021, North America’s most severe heat wave in history hit British...
How the cell’s waste management systems might be targeted to treat cancer
Human organs and tissues are made up of millions of microscopic living units called...
The human body has 37 trillion cells. If we can work out what they all do, the results could revolutionise healthcare
The average body contains about 37 trillion cells – and we are in the midst of a...
Brain stimulation can rewire and heal damaged neural connections, but it isn’t clear how
Research suggests personalization may be key to more effective therapies
Higgs boson: ten years after its discovery, why this particle could unlock new physics beyond the standard model
Ten years ago, scientists announced the discovery of the Higgs boson, which helps...
Nasa considers sending swimming robots to habitable ‘ocean worlds’ of the Solar System
Nasa has recently announced US$600,000 (£495,000) in funding for a study into the...
Social stress can speed up immune system aging – new research
As people age, their immune systems naturally begin to decline
A water strategy for the parched West: Have cities pay farmers to install more efficient irrigation systems
“Are you going to run out of water?” is the first question people ask when they...
Monkeypox is not a global emergency for now, says WHO. 3 things we need to know next about how it’s mutating and spreading
The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided not to declare monkeypox a public...
COVID reinfections could be more severe for some – but overall evidence doesn’t give us cause for concern
The COVID pandemic has been going on for well over two years now. During this time,...
Evolutionary tree of life: modern science is showing how we got so much wrong
If you look different to your close relatives, you may have felt separate from your...
How do painkillers actually kill pain? From ibuprofen to fentanyl, it’s about meeting the pain where it’s at
Without the ability to feel pain, life is more dangerous
What is BPA and why is it in so many plastic products?
Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a chemical widely used to make hard, clear plastics
Google’s powerful AI spotlights a human cognitive glitch: Mistaking fluent speech for fluent thought
When you read a sentence like this one, your past experience tells you that it’s...
Why can’t you remember being born, learning to walk or saying your first words? What scientists know about ‘infantile amnesia’
Whenever I teach about memory in my child development class at Rutgers University,...
This giant kangaroo once roamed New Guinea – descended from an Australian ancestor that migrated millions of years ago
Long ago, almost up until the end of the last ice age, a peculiar giant kangaroo...