Scientists claim to have found another distinct genetic form of Alzheimer’s
Having two copies of a gene variant known to predispose people to Alzheimer’s could in fact represent a distinct genetic form of the disease, researchers…
Starwatch: look out for the colours of the Spring Triangle
Today we’ll look at a pattern of stars, a grouping known as an asterism, that heralds the season of spring. In the northern hemisphere, this…
Video of sun’s surface shows solar rain, eruptions and coronal moss
The sun’s otherworldly landscape, including coronal moss, solar rain and 6,000-mile-tall spires of gas, is revealed in footage from the Solar Orbiter spacecraft. The observations,…
‘Second renaissance’: tech uncovers ancient scroll secrets of Plato and co
More than 2,000 years after Plato died, the towering figure of classical antiquity and founder of the Academy, regarded by many as the first university…
Orangutan seen treating wound with medicinal herb in first for wild animals
The high intelligence levels of orangutans have long been recognised, partly due to their practical skills such as using tools to retrieve seeds and forage…
Astronauts could run round ‘Wall of Death’ to keep fit on moon, say scientists
As humans prepare to return to the moon after an absence of more than half a century, researchers have hit on a radical approach to…
China Has a Controversial Plan for Brain-Computer Interfaces
At a tech forum in Beijing last week, a Chinese company unveiled a “homegrown” brain-computer interface that allowed a monkey to seemingly control a robotic…
Healthy lifestyle may offset genetics by 60% and add five years to life, study says
A healthy lifestyle may offset the impact of genetics by more than 60% and add another five years to your life, according to the first…
The Uncomfortable Truth About the UK’s Climate Policies
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine feels like a really pivotal moment in this narrative. In the autumn of 2022, energy prices in the UK were skyrocketing,…
Mysterious Roman dodecahedron to go on display in Lincoln
They are known as one of archaeology’s great enigmas – hollow 12-sided objects from the Roman era with no known purpose or use. Only 33…