Some airlines have stopped serving peanuts on board over allergy fearsCheryl Chan/Getty Images There is no strong evidence that people with peanut allergies are at risk of a severe reaction from others eating peanuts and the allergens circulating through the...
If you manifest it hard enough, might you find yourself here?David Hornback/Millennium Images Mind MagicJames Doty (Yellow Kite (UK); Avery (US)) The Neuroscience of ManifestingSabina Brennan (Orion Spring (ebook and audio)) Earlier this year, my daughter moved into college for her...
A simulation of a black holeHotaka Shiokawa/EHT General relativity teaches us that reality is, in some sense, a matter of perspective. Consider how someone who is “falling” into a black hole sees something completely different to an observer trying to...
People who went from using social media for at least 2 hours a day to just 30 minutes a day reported no improvement to their sleep or emotional well-being Source link...
Tumour cells in a mouse’s brainBruno Cisterna/Nikon Small World A snapshot of a delicate web of tumour cells inside a mouse’s brain has clinched the top prize in this year’s Nikon Small World photography competition, which celebrates microscopy. Tightly packed,...
October 17, 20243 min readAncient Seafloor Discovered Slowly Sinking into Earth’s MantleA vast, ancient slab of seafloor plunged beneath the Pacific Ocean and has hovered in Earth’s mantle for more than 120 million years, a new study suggestsBy Jeanna BrynerThe...
October 17, 20245 min readBiden’s Withdrawal Made Containing War in the Middle East HarderAs tensions soar in the Middle East, the president’s lame duck status hinders efforts to manage the escalation of risks in the regionBy Andrew PayneUS President Joe...
Flash on the pate While research in Ireland suggests that hats can protect scalps from the sun (see Feedback, 13 July), research in Germany suggests that letting rain soak your head might – just maybe – help you survive if...
Non-fiction publishing is failing its readers. It is pumping out books with supposedly game-changing ideas, without bothering to ensure basic accuracy. These tomes have the appearance of academic work, but none of the rigour. My frustration about this has been...
An illustration showing the natural motor of a bacteriumRAMON ANDRADE 3DCIENCIA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A living motor made by combining different parts from bacteria is one of the smallest ever built, and could one day power tiny robots. Many types of...
