Science
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Let’s remember that extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence
Enter the Royal Society in London – the UK’s national academy of science – and you will see a three-word…
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Your washing machine may not actually rid clothes of harmful bacteria
Are you getting a deep clean from your washing machine? aquaArts studio/Getty Images Cleaning your clothes in a washing machine…
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Deepfake makers can now evade an unusual detection method
Some deepfake videos present a convincing pulse Alamy Stock Photo Deepfake videos that feature digital manipulations of people’s facial expressions…
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Our wounds heal slower than the cuts and scrapes of other primates
Lesions close up quicker if you’re a chimpanzee than a person Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Human wounds take almost three times…
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Trump administration jeopardises key report on climate change
Climate change plays a role in disasters like Colorado’s Marshall fire, which destroyed 1000 homes in December 2021 Jim West/Alamy…
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How vanishing Y chromosomes could help explain men’s ill health
Women, on average, live longer than men. This trend can be seen as far back as records stretch, and is…
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Air filters in classrooms reduce sick days by more than 10 per cent
Air filters could be a simple way of boosting school attendance Arne Dedert/dpa/Alamy Live News School attendance increased by 1.3…
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Reddit users were subjected to AI-powered experiment without consent
The logo of the social media platform Reddit Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Image Reddit users who were unwittingly subjected to…
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‘Dark photon’ theory of light aims to tear up a century of physics
In the double-slit experiment, light waves interfere with each other – or do they? RUSSELL KIGHTLEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Light is…
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US plans massive health database to study autism – will it work?
US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images When Robert F…
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