Life
Enduring passions for medicine, journalism, and triathlons
Alex Tang’s dream of becoming a physician started in grade school when he read Lisa Sanders’ “Diagnosis”...
Life
What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: Teleportation
This week, people are wrong about teleportation. A common science fiction trope, teleportation is the transfer of matter or energy from one point...
Environment
Large heath butterflies are ‘canary in coal mine for climate change’
Could counting endangered large heath butterflies be used as an indicator of peatland health?
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Science
600-year-old grape seed used to make pinot noir wine found in toilet of medieval hospital in France
A 600-year-old grape seed discovered in the toilet of a medieval French hospital is genetically identical to the grapes still being used to make pinot noir wine, scientists said Tuesday.The seed reveals that people in...
Life
The shocking fossils that show T. rex wasn’t the king of the dinosaurs
When you come for the king, you best not miss – particularly if the king in question is a...
Science
NASA Research Proposes Technology to Seek Earth-Like Exoplanets
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NASA Research Proposes Technology to Seek Earth-Like Exoplanets
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KISSAs NASA seeks to understand the mysteries of the universe, the agency is advancing technologies to locate and explore Earth-like planets far beyond our solar system. A key element...
Space
Smile fuelled for launch
On 20 March, specialists filled the European-Chinese Smile mission with fuel ahead of its launch on a Vega-C rocket on 9 April.Smile has four fuel tanks, making the bulbous shape underneath the solar panels. Each tank carries 380 litres...
Life
Inside Health – Could the Kent meningitis outbreak happen again? – BBC Sounds
Available for over a yearLittle over a week on from the first meningitis cases in Canterbury, many crucial questions remain.So this week we're taking an in-depth look at those questions and what we’ve learnt from this outbreak -...
Environment
A complicated future for a methane-cleansing molecule
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that is second only to carbon dioxide in driving up global...
Science
How to create “humble” AI
Artificial intelligence holds promise for helping doctors diagnose patients and personalize treatment options. However, an international group...
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Toumba Diakité: Guinea army commander convicted of stadium massacre dies in prison
His killing has underlined the unresolved tensions in Guinea's political landscape, where former military figures have continued to exert...