Science
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A 200-year-old mystery about newts has finally been solved
A genetic flaw dooms half of all crested newts to die before they hatch – now we know how this…
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Weight-loss medications may also ease chronic pain
Popular semaglutide-based drugs used for weight loss may reduce chronic and acute pain, which could make them a promising alternative…
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To truly understand non-human grief, we need to think like the animals
Evidence that animals mourn the death of loved ones is growing, but we should be wary of letting our biases…
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Proba-3: Twin spacecraft will launch to create an artificial solar eclipse
The two Proba-3 spacecraft will work together to create an artificial solar eclipse ESA The European Space Agency (ESA) is…
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Plumes of pollution from big factories can make it snow
Factory aerosols can transform the clouds above Getty Images/iStockphoto Plumes of pollution from large factories can trigger snowfall and leave…
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How to take a quantum approach to finding love
Quantum loving The Netflix show Love Is Blind had rather passed Feedback by. It’s a dating show in which participants…
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You can't put a price on the sense of awe particle physics inspires
Astronomy and particle physics are no longer seen as vital by the US establishment, so funding has fallen. But our…
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Bizarre test shows light can actually cast its own shadow
The shadow of a laser beam appears as a horizontal line against the blue background Abrahao et al. (2024) Light…
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People prefer AI-generated poems to Shakespeare and Dickinson
Readers rated AI-mimicry of Shakespeare’s poems above the author’s real works North Wind Picture Archives / Alamy Most readers can’t…
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Power Metal review: The dilemma of mining more metals so we can ditch fossil fuels
Lithium for batteries being extracted in the Atacama desert, Chile John Moore/Getty Images Power MetalVince Beiser (Wildfire Books (UK, 20…
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