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Critics of de-extinction research hit by mystery s...
Several researchers who have been critical of Colossal Biosciences’ plans to revive extinct animals ...
The best new science fiction books of August 2025
From a fresh take on Stephen King’s The Stand to a new novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky set on a poisoned...
Ancient Siberian ice mummy is covered in 'really s...
Tattoos may have been widespread in prehistory, with scientists discovering a plethora of body art o...
Human milk could help fight infections that endang...
The prebiotic properties of human milk could be harnessed to treat a bacterial strain known to cause...
Human trials point the way towards an mRNA vaccine...
We may be a step closer to a highly effective mRNA vaccine against HIV, but tests so far reveal that...
Let a breakthrough in measuring body clocks ease t...
New tests to gauge an individual's circadian rhythms could be put to good use helping night workers ...
Archaeologists are unearthing the most powerful wo...
Astonishing new archaeological finds and ancient DNA analysis leave no doubt that throughout prehist...
How life thrives in one of the most hostile enviro...
Creatures that lurk more than 9000 metres deep in the Pacific Ocean get their nutrients from a surpr...
Extra-hard hexagonal diamonds can now be grown in ...
Hexagonal diamond up to 60 per cent stronger than normal diamonds could be used to create super-toug...
Covid-19 and flu may reawaken dormant cancer cells...
Mice with a handful of cancerous cells in their lungs experienced a 100-fold increase to this number...
New-to-science stick insect is the heaviest ever f...
A giant stick insect species found in Australia’s Wet Tropics named Acrophylla alta can reach 40 cen...
Ancient pots found near Pompeii contain 2500-year-...
A mysterious residue inside a set of ancient Greek pots from Paestum, Italy, has now been identified...
Meltwater bursts through Greenland ice in first-of...
Satellite images reveal how a subglacial lake erupted through the Greenland ice sheet – a phenomenon...
Rust-based battery connects to an electricity grid...
An iron-air battery in the Netherlands, which can store energy for 100 hours or more to make renewab...
California bets on iron-salt battery power to prot...
A battery made from cheap and non-flammable iron and salt could provide emergency power in one of Ca...
Forests with robust animal populations store four ...
An analysis of thousands of forest plots reveals an underappreciated link between animal biodiversit...
Is gravity a new type of force that arises from co...
Decades ago, a renegade physicist suggested that gravity isn't so much a force as just a byproduct o...
Solar-powered ambush drones can wait for targets l...
Russian ambush drones have been seen in Ukraine fitted with cheap solar panels, which enable them to...
