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Should we worry AI will create deadly bioweapons? ...
AI tools are being used to design proteins and even viruses, leading to fears these could eventually...
Antarctica may have crossed a tipping point that l...
Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growi...
Rogue planet gains 6 billion tonnes per second in ...
A free-floating planet has been seen devouring astonishing amounts of matter, hinting that stars and...
How Jane Goodall changed the way we see animals - ...
Jane Goodall, who chronicled the social lives of chimps, has died, but she leaves a lasting legacy o...
How playing a musical instrument helps children le...
Learning to play an instrument has long been linked to improved reading skills among children, and w...
Jane Goodall, dogged advocate for the natural worl...
Acclaimed conservationist and chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall has died, leaving behind a legacy of em...
Evolution may explain why women live longer than m...
In most mammals, females live longer than males, but in birds the trend goes the other way – a study...
Autism may have subtypes that are genetically dist...
Autism may exist in multiple forms, with the condition's genetics and signs differing according to t...
The mystery of highly reactive oxygen has finally ...
Singlet oxygen can be damaging in both cells and batteries but it has taken almost 60 years to work ...
'We're precipitating an extermination rather than ...
Broadcaster and campaigner Chris Packham is on a mission to cut overconsumption, take on fossil fuel...
NASA's asteroid deflection test had unexpected and...
The DART mission achieved its goal of changing one asteroid’s orbit around another, but questions re...
How brain organoids are revealing what truly makes...
Madeline Lancaster created the first brain organoids, which have revolutionised our understanding of...
The best new science fiction books of October 2025...
Science fiction legend Ursula K. Le Guin is honoured with a new collection out this month, and sci-f...
We now know why a belly button becomes an 'innie'
Scientists have discovered a new abdominal structure called the umbilical sheath, which anchors the ...
Egg cells made with DNA from human skin fertilised...
An innovative use of skin cells could provide a route for gay couples or women with fertility proble...
'Funny' videos of stressed and frightened pets are...
Social media is awash with videos of cats and dogs getting startled or hurt for our entertainment. W...
Ancient artists created giant camel engravings in ...
Almost 200 engravings created around 12,000 years ago have been discovered in Saudi Arabia, includin...
The exceptionally tasty new fermented foods being ...
Fermented foods make up a third of what we eat and were mostly discovered by accident centuries ago....
