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It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across. So every month, we highlight a handful of the best stories that nearly ...

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across. So every month, we highlight a handful of the best stories that nearly ...

Science is one of humanity’s greatest achievements. Every major advance in medicine, technology, astronomy, mathematics, and engineering exists because curious individuals dedicated their lives to ...

In December 2016, a flurry of headlines declared that “flashing lights could treat Alzheimer’s disease,” based on a single mouse study 1. The research was widely amplified by the media. But within a ...

Animal dung. Furry plastics. Chewing gum. Distorted music. It’s a grab bag of delightfully unusual science, courtesy of UCLA in 2025. From chance lab mishaps and cosmic curiosities to everyday habits ...

Tackling some extraordinary scientific challenges is one cause for celebration. Building a multidisciplinary community of conservationists is another. Doing both at the same time? Well, that’s just ...

The biggest science story this year was the political upheaval in the United States. Funding cuts, academic lay-offs and vaccine-sceptic policies have widely been seen as an attack on science, ...