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The strange role of lead poisoning in humanity’s success
about 7 hours ago
A new study looks at ancient exposure to the metal
How to save Madagascar’s dwindling forests
about 7 hours ago
The island’s unique plants are being preserved in the world’s biggest seed...
Are barefoot shoes good for runners?
5 days ago
Aficionados swear by them. But the scientific jury is out
This years Nobel laureates have now been announced
7 days ago
There are prizes for chemical cages, new immune cells and the roots...
Hoverflies are long-distance travellers
7 days ago
The pollen they carry stirs continent-wide gene pools
A chemistry Nobel for crystals that absorb other chemicals
7 days ago
MOFs can carry drugs, decontaminate oil spills, and conjure water from thin...
A Nobel for the physics that ushered in quantum computing
8 days ago
Tunnelling between microscopic and macroscopic worlds
The next big thing in AI may be pictures, not words
9 days ago
New video-generators are exciting the industry
A Nobel prize in physiology for immune tolerance
9 days ago
The search to understand how the body keeps immunity in check
A portent of death may have helped create life
14 days ago
Marsh spirits seem to be created by a miniature version of lightning