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Why the ‘thrifty gene’ hypothesis is back

An unexpected finding shows that obesity and heart disease do not always go hand-in-hand

23.10.2025 20

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Can molecular Lego save the planet?

The Nobel Prize-winning MOFs could be used to mop up pollutants, turn toxic substances benign and make water from desert air

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The Royal Society should be protecting science, not Musk

The esteemed club risks becoming a bystander as reason and rationality come under attack

09.10.2025 10

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Black hole stars challenge our idea of the universe

A potentially new cosmic object raises the question of which came first: black holes, or stars and galaxies?

02.10.2025 20

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Autism has no easy answers

Donald Trump’s promotion of an unproven link between Tylenol and neurological disorders does not help pregnant women

24.09.2025 20

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Genetic engineering and the fight for the soul of conservation

The scale of the biodiversity crisis means we cannot ignore the potential of technology

18.09.2025 4

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The blurred line between free speech and medical misinformation

Transparency is key if public fears about vaccines are to be allayed

12.09.2025 5

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How AI models can optimise for malice

Researchers have discovered an alarming new phenomenon they are calling ‘emergent misalignment’

03.09.2025 20

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The big picture on Alzheimer’s is missing the smaller pieces

Subtle changes that contribute to cognitive decline could be flying under the radar

07.08.2025 4

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The science of starvation

A seminal 1940s study remains hauntingly relevant today

30.07.2025 5

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Our phones can alert us to earthquakes — but there’s a catch

What happens when some of the data that can make a difference lies in private hands?

24.07.2025 4

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Science suffers when meteorites and fossils become an asset class

As wealthy buyers rush for these new collectibles, museums and universities risk turning into impotent onlookers

17.07.2025 20

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Kennedy is a shot in the arm for the anti-vaccine movement

The US appears to be turning its back on a scientific consensus that has relegated several diseases to history

02.07.2025 20

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Defining ‘forever chemicals’ is a job for science alone

PFAS are a commercial hit — that should not play a part in how they are categorised

19.06.2025 7

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Can ChatGPT win a Fields Medal?

New AI models could soon pose a threat to the world’s top mathematicians

11.06.2025 5

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E-tattoos may tell us about overwork but what about our neurorights?

As researchers burrow into our brains, our inner lives may no longer be ours alone

04.06.2025 30

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Curiosity underlies a breakthrough in rare disease

We must recognise and protect the pipelines that lead from research to real-world benefit

28.05.2025 3

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Semicolons bring the drama; that’s why I love them

Neither full stop nor comma, they symbolise a nuance that is disappearing in a polarised world

24.05.2025 10

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If an animal could speak, would we listen?

A prize aimed at cracking interspecies communication could make humans think differently about the welfare of other creatures

21.05.2025 10

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Why are the world’s cities sinking?

The problem of human-induced subsidence is global, urgent and spreading

14.05.2025 20

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The resilient coffee discovery that could save our morning brew

As climate change puts pressure on supply, new varieties are coming to the fore

07.05.2025 8

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In climate science, the US is now a rogue state

Failing to gather, preserve and acknowledge environmental data means less sight of what is inevitably ahead

30.04.2025 10

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We face a looming rice crisis

The future of one of the world’s most important foodstuffs is mired in a stew of science, politics and economics

09.04.2025 6

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How our social structures shape our DNA — and vice versa

If society is shot through with genetic influences, how should social inequality be addressed?

02.04.2025 10

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An ominous shadow falls over mRNA technology

Once researchers begin wondering whether their government might pull the rug from under them, the damage is done

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It is time to abolish daylight saving

Changing the clocks twice a year does not extend the light available to us

12.03.2025 20

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Elon Musk is the fox in the henhouse of science

The businessman’s central role in threatening American research has sparked protests in the UK’s Royal Society

05.03.2025 10

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Science suggests we should stop using ‘bird brain’ as a barb

The gap between avian and mammalian cognition may be narrower than we think

19.02.2025 20

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US scientists must resist Trump’s efforts to tear down research

It is misguided for academics to pre-emptively self-censor, tempting though that may seem

06.02.2025 10

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Build a global genetic database — ‘stolen’ children deserve it

The science now exists to help parents and NGOs track down kids coercively adopted in wartime

29.01.2025 10

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How to solve world hunger

Averting a tragic mismatch between global food supply and demand requires moonshot ideas

22.01.2025 30

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Fire and floods: the rising intensity of climate whiplash

We are mounting 20th-century responses to 21st-century weather

15.01.2025 10

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New neutron science could explain our cosmic leftover status

The world’s most powerful source of electrically neutral particles may help us understand why the universe exists

08.01.2025 10

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Our humdrum A-Z goes back further than we think

An archaeological discovery in Syria may force a revision of the alphabet’s origin story

10.12.2024 20

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On assisted dying, are we really any good at predicting survival?

Forecasting the last seven days of life is harder than the final 24 hours; beyond that, things become shakier still

27.11.2024 10

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The new Republican war on science

Robert F Kennedy Jr’s appointment is characteristic of Trump’s hostility to expertise

20.11.2024 6

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Should we be fretting over AI’s feelings?

Companies are racing to build machines that are more intelligent and more like us

13.11.2024 10

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Fungi deserve a natural kingdom of their own

Scientists are pushing for their unique contribution to biodiversity to be recognised

23.10.2024 10

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Diversity concerns cast a shadow over the science Nobels

Failure to ensure wider representation challenges the perception of science as a merit-driven enterprise

16.10.2024 5

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Marie Curie’s modest revolution

15.10.2024 6

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Marburg outbreak in Rwanda shows some post-pandemic progress

It is too early to know whether the prompt response to the virus is enough to turn the tide

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‘Evidence banks’ can drive better decisions in public life

From climate change to crime, repositories of good quality information are essential

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A seismic hum signals a new era of climate uncertainty

An enigmatic sound has shown that the frozen corners of the world are creaking — and in more ways than one

17.09.2024 3

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Statistics are still misunderstood in the courtroom

As the inquiry into the Lucy Letby case begins, experts are querying the use of scientific evidence

11.09.2024 4

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The science of falling in love

Anthropologist Helen Fisher took her insights out of the laboratory and into online dating

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Water on Mars presents scientists with an unearthly challenge

Evidence of an underground reservoir is an obvious destination to look for life on the Red Planet

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Rising rates of cancer in young people prompts hunt for environmental culprit

That many of the cancers are gastrointestinal offers clues and could point to microplastics

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