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Does time come from the entire universe running co...
Explaining the passage of time has been a gnarly problem in physics basically forever, but physicist...
The strange metals forcing us to rethink how elect...
Some 40 years ago, physicists noticed certain metals were conducting electricity in a bizarre way no...
Salt batteries are about to shake up EVs and grid ...
Today, most rechargeable batteries are made from lithium ions, but sodium-ion alternatives could mak...
Chris Packham: 'I'd throw myself in front of a T. ...
As Chris Packham gears up for his new TV show, Evolution, he tells Penny Sarchet why understanding t...
5 graphs that show how heatwaves are getting more ...
Longer-lasting hot spells and high temperatures at night are making it harder to cope, leading to th...
Ovaries may turn into an 'immune-like organ' after...
The ovaries of aged mice become infiltrated with immune cells linked to widespread inflammation in t...
Ovary identity shift after menopause may contribut...
We used to think post-menopausal ovaries sat inert in the body, but evidence from mice suggests they...
Bumblebee facial movements give clues to their inn...
A series of experiments shows that bees respond differently to tastes depending on their internal st...
Artefacts hint at cultural exchange between Neande...
A cave on the Turkish Mediterranean coast was inhabited first by Neanderthals and then Homo sapiens,...
How healthy is your brain? We now know how to find...
In our efforts to keep our brains healthy, how do we know what is working? Helen Thomson explores a ...
5 things to know about sunscreen, according to a s...
How much sunscreen should you be using, when should you apply it, and are there any downsides to doi...
Musical take on The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is ...
A TED talk and then a film, William Kamkwamba’s story of how he worked to provide his rural Malawian...
Collapse of AMOC ocean current may already be lock...
The fate of the Atlantic Ocean current that keeps Europe’s climate warm depends on our carbon emissi...
Human brains may have got bigger for no particular...
Our brains are large compared with other animals, so it is tempting to assume there was an evolution...
Beetroot juice is trending – its benefits go beyon...
Some marathon runners and other athletes swear by beetroot juice shots, but is there evidence they r...
Can the biggest problems in AI be solved by philos...
AI companies are hiring philosophy graduates to help them understand the nature of consciousness, wh...
‘Hobbit’ hominins scavenged meat left over by Komo...
An experiment that involved feeding a dead goat to a Komodo dragon as well as an analysis of thousan...
A volcano has erupted remnants of Earth's primordi...
Earth was once covered by a global magma ocean, which later cooled and crystallised – now traces of ...
