Are black holes time machines? Yes, but there’s a catch
Black holes form natural time machines that allow travel to both the past and the…
How to be the manager your IT team needs in 2023
For all our talk about the value of leadership, too often, we focus on high-level,…
Digital transformation: 4 security tips for 2023
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Exploring the mathematical universe – connections, contradictions, and kale
Science and maths skills are widely celebrated as keys to economic and technological progress, but…
Get ready, a spectacular meteor shower is hitting our skies in the next few days
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A major ‘fusion breakthrough’ was just officially announced in the US. But what does it actually mean?
For the first time, scientists in the US have confirmed a fusion energy experiment achieved…
Timing matters for medications – your circadian rhythm influences how well treatments work and how much they might harm you
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Nasal vaccines promise to stop the COVID-19 virus before it gets to the lungs – an immunologist explains how they work
The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines have played a large role in preventing deaths and…
Chickenpox and shingles virus lying dormant in your neurons can reactivate and increase your risk of stroke – new research identified a potential culprit
Over 90% of the world population has the virus that causes chickenpox lying dormant in…
Unusual, long-lasting gamma-ray burst challenges theories about these powerful cosmic explosions that make gold, uranium and other heavy metals
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea A…