Selenium is an essential nutrient named after the Greek goddess of the Moon − crucial to health, it may help prevent and treat cancer
Selenium is a nutrient that plays a crucial role in human health, contributing to the…
Five tips to find what really brings you joy outside of work
Not long ago I attended a concert. It was a band that I had been…
Giant glaciers pulverised Earth’s ancient rocks, setting the stage for complex life
Imagine floating in space, gazing on a frozen white orb. The ball hangs in the…
What do I do with expired medicine? Don’t use it, for a start…
When last did a headache have you reaching into your medicine cabinet – and finding…
How the human neck became a locus of power, beauty and frailty
I broke its neck. When making a vase at the potter’s wheel, I torqued its…
Are animals smart? From dolphin language to toolmaking crows, lots of species have obvious intelligence
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A 380-million-year-old fossil ‘fish’ from Scotland has been discovered in Australia
Queensland is renowned for its fossils of Australia’s largest back-boned animals – dinosaurs, of course,…
Art and science illuminate the same subtle proportions in tree branches
Do artists and scientists see the same thing in the shape of trees? As a…
AI-generated influencers: A new wave of cultural exploitation
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Microsoft just claimed a quantum breakthrough. A quantum physicist explains what it means
Researchers at Microsoft have announced the creation of the first “topological qubits” in a device…