Scientists have discovered that the immune system may play a crucial role in triggering Parkinson’s disease, even in people without genetic risk factors. This finding fundamentally shifts our understanding of how this devastating neurological condition develops and opens new avenues…
Someone’s kidneys could be a decade older, biologically, than their brain Christian Kitzmuller/Alamy Our organs appear to age at different rates, with our lungs and kidneys going through a burst of ageing in our 20s, decades before others, such as…
In troubling times, how do we move forward? What mindsets help us bounce back from adversity? When the world ground to a halt because of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, few industries felt the impact quite like the performing arts.…
Ice-rivers curlthrough time’s skin,a slow unravelheld in the cloak of clouds –stone-bodies linger,their edges lickedby salt-dreams,as sky-rivers pressagainst the boundariesof distant dawns.The air grows heavy,stitched with water’s promiseof centuries stretched thin,a storm-skein bends –snow-cloaks risingto shadow the loss.The earth humsits…
A cockroach with an electronic backpack can be steered remotely Courtesy of Hirotaka Sato, Nanyang Technological University A robotic arm that can automatically turn cockroaches into controllable cyborgs could be used to create swarms of biological robots for search missions.…
November 29, 2024 5 min read Math and Physics Can’t Prove All Truths Physicists have described a system that requires an incomputable number to fully understand, another example of the provably unprovable puzzles of mathematics By Manon Bischoff Mathematicians have…
When false information spreads online, moral outrage often acts as its jet fuel. A comprehensive new study reveals that content from unreliable sources is significantly more likely to provoke angry reactions – and those heated responses in turn make people…
Date palms Matilde Gattoni The world’s oases are at the forefront of an existential battle against climate change: limited rainfall and rising heat have dramatically affected these unique ecosystems and the culture they sustain. Morocco has lost two-thirds of its…
November 29, 2024 2 min read ‘Marine Snow’ Studies Show How the Ocean Eats Carbon The ocean’s digestive system is dictated by picky microbes and precise dynamics of drifting debris By Susan Cosier Carbon falls as “marine snow” through ocean…
Haunted house attractions could provide an unexpected health benefit Robert Stainforth/Alamy They say laughter is the best medicine, but a bit of fear might be a strong contender. This is according to researchers who found that getting spooked in a haunted…
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