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Wed, 05/01/2024 - 11:00am
From an orchid bee to a violet carpenter bee, these images show the insects in amazing detail
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 11:00am
From an energy perspective, the move away from sodium vapour lamps to LEDs is great, but the news isn't so good when it comes to light pollution. The way we illuminate the world needs to be part of our green agenda, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 11:00am
Feedback is intrigued by the possibilities of a new paper theorising that computer vision could be used to reconstruct shredded banknotes contained in a paperweight souvenir
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 11:00am
Nostalgia isn’t only about a rose-tinted view of the past. This emotion can also be put to use in surprising places, says Agnes Arnold-Forster
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 11:00am
Drugs like Ozempic may help fight obesity. Johann Hari’s first-person account of taking the new medicines is a fascinating exploration of their impact
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 11:00am
My colleagues call me a supervillain for trying to destroy the cosmos, but this kind of imaginative thinking isn't so far from what scientists do, says space reporter Leah Crane
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 11:00am
The future prime minister of this increasingly powerful nation should be prepared to play a key role in global climate policy
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 9:00am
Chemists have found a link between the taste of a beverage and the shapes formed by its water and ethanol molecules, which explains why spirits like whisky taste more alcoholic at warmer temperatures
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 9:00am
Disrupted gut microbiomes in male mice increase their offspring’s risk of low birth weight, stunted growth and premature death
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 9:00am
Incredible results from trials of several new medications show they can prevent potentially deadly reactions to foods like peanuts, eggs and dairy - and may one day treat asthma
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 5:18am
People who were asked to recall past events that made them angry experienced a change to their blood vessels that has been linked with heart attacks
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 5:00am
A bristly bump on some mantises’ chests is a never-before-seen “gustifolium”, which may have evolved to help the insects with their highly specialised lifestyles
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 3:00am
A new Stephen King short story collection, an Ursula K. Le Guin reissue and a celebration of cyberpunk featuring writing from Philip K. Dick and Cory Doctorow are among the new science fiction titles published this month
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 11:00pm
Spiked running shoes with a rubbery material between the inner and outer soles, and a stiff plate to improve stability, seem to help people move faster
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 5:01pm
Lunar settlers could avoid health problems like muscle wasting by running on the inside of a circular wall to mimic the pull of Earth’s gravity on the body
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 5:01pm
A process to dissolve the mineral olivine in acid could provide a plentiful, energy-efficient material for carbon-negative cement
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 9:00am
Long feted by fossil hunters and geologists, if UNESCO recognises the extraordinary rock formation at Madygen in Kyrgyzstan, it will soon be a player on the world stage
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 7:53am
Total solar eclipses are astonishing, but travelling to get to one is less so – this episode of Dead Planets Society is all about rearranging the solar system to create a more convenient eclipse
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 5:00am
A report found data privacy problems with the vast majority of 30 companies that sell neurotechnology devices to consumers. New US state laws aim to change that
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 3:10am
A joint investment by the Australian federal government and the government of Queensland makes PsiQuantum one of the largest dedicated quantum computing firms in the world
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