Repairing serious DNA damage to maintain the genome
Your DNA is continually damaged by sources both inside and outside your body. One especially…
UKRI Executive Council members recognised in King’s Birthday Honours – UKRI
The council members were recognised for their many and varied contributions, including those funded by…
Will AI take your job? The answer could hinge on the 4 S’s of the technology’s advantages over humans
If you’ve worried that AI might take your job, deprive you of your livelihood, or…
How does Israel’s famous air defence work? It’s not just the ‘Iron Dome’
Late last week, Israel began a wave of attacks on Iran under the banner of…
What is uranium enrichment and how is it used for nuclear bombs? A scientist explains
Late last week, Israel targeted three of Iran’s key nuclear facilities – Natanz, Isfahan and…
6 ways AI can partner with us in creative inquiry, inspired by media theorist Marshall McLuhan
Today’s large language models (LLMs) process information across disciplines at unprecedented speed and are challenging…
Binge drinking brake found in mouse brains, offering future path to treating alcohol abuse – new research
Despite the profound human, social and economic costs of alcohol abuse, existing treatments have failed…
are there lessons from the terrible conditions of prisons?
I have been researching the possibility of living on Mars for several years. But it…
Why are sunsets so pretty in winter? There’s a simple explanation
If you live in the southern hemisphere and have been stopped in your tracks by…
Ancient fossils show how the last mass extinction forever scrambled the ocean’s biodiversity
About 66 million years ago – perhaps on a downright unlucky day in May –…