A duck getting its flu jab at a French farm in November 2023Shutterstock/Leitenberger Photography France would have had hundreds of outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu on poultry farms in the past year had it not vaccinated ducks against the disease...
Endometriosis tissue viewed under a microscopeBIOPHOTO ASSOCIATES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Low levels of a particular compound in faeces could be a sign of endometriosis – and supplementation of that compound might even help control the condition. Affecting nearly 200 million people...
It sounds like a joke: poppy seeds infused with opioids.Indeed, it was a plotline on the sitcom Seinfeld. But for some it has been a tragedy.People have died after drinking tea brewed from unwashed poppy seeds.On supporting science journalismIf you're...
October 11, 20243 min readThird-Trimester Abortions Are Moral and Necessary Health Care Abortions after 20 weeks are about ending suffering. To deny someone that care is barbaric By Cara C. Heuser They travel dozens, hundreds, sometimes thousands of miles seeking...
October 11, 20244 min readHumanity’s Origins Paint Our Ancestors as Lovers, Not FightersFossil and gene discoveries paint an ever-more-intertwined history of humans combining with vanished species like NeandertalsBy Daniel VerganoThe reconstructed face of Krijn, the oldest Neanderthal found in the...
The spider-tailed horned viper uses its distinctive lure to trick birds into approachingMatthijs Kuijpers/Alamy The Genetic Book of the DeadRichard Dawkins (Yale University Press (US, out now); Apollo (UK, 17 October)) The late, great evolutionary biologist William Hamilton apparently used to correspond on...
A reconstruction of male and female Neanderthals based on the La Chapelle-aux-Saints fossilsS. ENTRESSANGLE/E. DAYNES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY NEANDERTHALS WERE PRONE TO DEPRESSION, he said. He said they were prone to addiction, too, and especially smoking. Although it was likely, he...
The British Indian Ocean Territory or Chagos IslandsCPA Media Pte Ltd / Alamy The UK’s decision to return control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius will spark a raft of political, military and social changes. But one overlooked aspect is...
The Tesla Cybercab has no steering wheel and no pedalsTesla At a glitzy event held at Warner Bros. Studios Burbank in California, Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the Cybercab: a robotic, self-driving taxi. Musk said that the vehicle, which has...
SpaceX’s Starship rocket before its first test flight in 2023SpaceX SpaceX has had a Starship ready and waiting for its fifth test flight since August, and now the company claims that it could launch as soon as this weekend. What...
