Science
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De-extinction company Colossal claims it has nearly complete thylacine genome
Thylacines, or Tasmanian tigers, went extinct in 1936 Colossal Biosciences The genome of the extinct thylacine has been nearly completely…
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Risk of nut allergies from air on planes has been overblown
Some airlines have stopped serving peanuts on board over allergy fears Cheryl Chan/Getty Images There is no strong evidence that…
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The first brown dwarf ever found was the strangest – now we know why
Congratulations, it’s twins K. Miller, R. Hurt/Caltech/IPAC An odd star that has confused researchers for decades now makes sense –…
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The free-energy principle: Can one idea explain why everything exists?
Neuroscience seems an unlikely place to find fundamental truths that could apply to everything in the universe. Brains are specific…
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How ‘quantum software developer’ became a job that actually exists
Quantum computers need programmers IBM Quantum computers, which promise to revolutionise everything from chemistry to cancer research, aren’t quite ready…
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We’re homing in on the best ways to tackle misinformation
Mark Twain famously (although possibly apocryphally) said we should never let the truth get in the way of a good…
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Dolphins breathe in microplastics and it could be damaging their lungs
A wild bottlenose dolphin having a health assessment Todd Speakman/National Marine Mammal Foundation, MMPA/ESA Permit No. 18786-03 and 24359 CC-BY…
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Why farming fish is more unsustainable than catching them in the wild
Claims about the sustainability of fish farms have been vastly overstated VIKEN KANTARCI/AFP via Getty Images It has been claimed…
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6G phone networks could be 9000 times faster than 5G
Future mobile networks could transmit data much faster if they use a wider range of frequencies Frank Herrmann/Getty Images Wireless…
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Invasive snake is surviving in Britain by living in attics and walls
The 2-metre-long Aesculapian snake is native to warmer parts of Europe Szymon Bartosz/Alamy Britain has only three native snakes but…
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