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From massive solar panels to the difficulty of staying cool - not to mention high-energy radiation - there are a lot of ...
27/12/2025

From massive solar panels to the difficulty of staying cool - not to mention high-energy radiation - there are a lot of engineering problems that need to be solved before we can build data centres in space

The rollout of a type of genetic technology called a gene drive for tackling malaria could be edging closer after a lab ...
27/12/2025

The rollout of a type of genetic technology called a gene drive for tackling malaria could be edging closer after a lab study supports its success

New evidence suggests that alcohol was a surprisingly big motivator in our monumental transition from hunting and gather...
27/12/2025

New evidence suggests that alcohol was a surprisingly big motivator in our monumental transition from hunting and gathering to farming – but was beer really more important to us than bread?

There are a host of celestial events to get excited about next year – including a total solar eclipse. Abigail Beall is ...
27/12/2025

There are a host of celestial events to get excited about next year – including a total solar eclipse. Abigail Beall is lining up her calendar

Feedback's eyebrows are raised at tech millionaire Bryan Johnson's latest exploits, which involve Grimes, music, and hal...
27/12/2025

Feedback's eyebrows are raised at tech millionaire Bryan Johnson's latest exploits, which involve Grimes, music, and hallucinogenic mushrooms

Skin fossils from a sauropod dinosaur examined with an electron microscope feature structures called melanosomes, which ...
27/12/2025

Skin fossils from a sauropod dinosaur examined with an electron microscope feature structures called melanosomes, which are similar to those that create the bright colours in birds' feathers

For centuries, Europeans thought that eternal daylight saturated the cosmos. The shift to a dark universe has had a prof...
27/12/2025

For centuries, Europeans thought that eternal daylight saturated the cosmos. The shift to a dark universe has had a profound psychological impact upon us

Excavations of sewer drains at a Roman fort in northern England have revealed the presence of several parasites that can...
27/12/2025

Excavations of sewer drains at a Roman fort in northern England have revealed the presence of several parasites that can cause debilitating illness in humans

From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would ...
27/12/2025

From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run in a world powered purely by imagination

There are two small moons in orbit around Mars today, but both may be remnants of a much larger moon that had enough of ...
27/12/2025

There are two small moons in orbit around Mars today, but both may be remnants of a much larger moon that had enough of a gravitational pull to drive tides in the Red Planet's lost lakes and seas

Growing evidence reveals that creativity is one of the best-kept secrets for boosting your health. From live theatre to ...
27/12/2025

Growing evidence reveals that creativity is one of the best-kept secrets for boosting your health. From live theatre to a quick crafting break, here’s how to harness the power of art in your everyday life

The largest study so far into the genetics of chronic fatigue syndrome, or myalgic encephalomyelitis, has implicated 259...
26/12/2025

The largest study so far into the genetics of chronic fatigue syndrome, or myalgic encephalomyelitis, has implicated 259 genes – six times more than those identified just four months ago

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