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Why the next generation of mRNA vaccines is set to...
Scientists are designing mRNA vaccines to produce virus-like nanoparticles, which should lead to a m...
Ancient lead exposure may have influenced how our ...
Lead poisoning isn't just a modern phenomenon: fossil teeth show signs that it affected ancient homi...
Dinosaur fossil rewrites the story of how sauropod...
A 230-million-year-old fossil found in Argentina shows that the evolution of sauropod dinosaurs’ lon...
The 30-year fight over how many numbers we need to...
In 1992, three physicists began an argument about how many numbers we need to fully describe the uni...
CO2 levels in Earth's atmosphere jumped by a recor...
The global average concentration of CO2 surged by 3.5 parts per million to reach 423.9 ppm last year...
The AI bubble is heading towards a burst but it wo...
Economists, bankers and even the boss of OpenAI are warning of a rapidly inflating AI bubble. If and...
Who were the first humans to reach the British Isl...
As ancient humans left Africa, they encountered many harsh environments including the Sahara and the...
Paralysed man can feel objects through another per...
Keith Thomas, a man in his 40s with no sensation or movement in his hands, is able to feel and move ...
Martian volcanoes may have transported ice to the ...
The equatorial regions of Mars are home to unexpectedly enormous layers of ice, and they may have be...
We’re finally reading the secrets of Herculaneum’s...
A whole library’s worth of papyri owned by Julius Caesar’s father-in-law were turned to charcoal by ...
'Pregnancy test' for skeletons could help reveal a...
Progesterone, oestrogen and testosterone can be detected in skeletons over 1000 years old, offering ...
Mother's voice seems to boost language development...
Babies born too soon seem to have stronger connections in one of the major brain areas that supports...
Your diet is probably dangerously acidic but there...
Nutrition scientists have unlocked an entirely new way of thinking about why certain foods are good ...
Chatbots work best when you speak to them with for...
Are you terse and informal when speaking to an AI chatbot? If so, you might be getting worse answers...
A black hole fell into a star – then ate its way o...
Stars often fall into black holes, and now it seems the opposite can also occur, producing an extra ...
What makes a quantum computer good?
Claims that one quantum computer is better than another rest on terms like quantum advantage or quan...
Coral reefs are at a tipping point after surging g...
Record-breaking ocean temperatures have caused widespread bleaching and death among warm-water coral...
Physicists are uncovering when nature’s strongest ...
The strong nuclear force may abruptly loosen its grip on the fundamental particles that make up matt...
