Mathematicians are “reinventing the wheel” by giving it a new shape. Their newly imagined wheel looks like a many-dimensional guitar pick, and it could theoretically roll in ways beyond our three-dimensional understanding. This breakthrough solves a decades-old geometry problem by...
COVID-Positive Olympic Athletes Are Still CompetingSeveral athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have come down with COVID, but they are still allowed to competeBy Saima S. IqbalAdam Peaty of Team Great Britain competes in the Men’s 100m Breaststroke Final...
What Does the 'Hobbit' Fossil Discovery Teach Us about Our Tiny Human Relatives?A tiny human relative called the Hobbit, or Homo floresiensis, may have evolved from a larger ancestor that shrunk upon arriving on the Indonesian island of Flores, a...
I am an only child. Saying this sometimes feels like a confession – not least when people respond with a well-meaning “oh, you don’t seem like it!”. Now, as the mother of a preschooler, I see my daughter navigating the...
An anti-lockdown protest in Trafalgar Square, London, in August 2020Richard Baker/Getty Images Many people who respond to surveys saying that they believe in conspiracy theories probably don’t think they are actually true. This means that attempts to assess the prevalence...
Moon ‘Spiders’ Suggest Extensive Underground Lunar CavesNewfound spiderlike features suggest lunar explorers should watch their stepBy Theo NicitopoulosMoon “spiders” (outlined) seen with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera. Lava plains and volcanic residue on the moon’s surface point to the orb’s...
The U.K.’s Cass Review Badly Fails Trans ChildrenA politicized review into transgender medicine in the National Health Service has upended lives in the U.K.—and threatens to spread harm across the globeBy Cal Horton & Ruth PearceProtestors gathered outside Leeds Art...
A racehorse’s gut microbiome may influence their health and fitnessBrian Lawless/ PA/Alamy Stock Photo Racehorses seem to perform better and have a lower risk of health complications if they had diverse gut bacteria as foals. The findings suggest that, as...
Contrails are clouds produced by water vapour condensing on soot emitted by jet enginesMarkus Mainka / Alamy Stock Photo Aeroplanes that fly at higher altitudes can create longer-lasting vapour trails that are likely to cause more global warming. Since private...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wHVQmOzsN0 Marine biologists have attached cameras to eight female sea lions to learn more about their behaviour and the habitats where they hunt. Nathan Angelakis at the South Australian Research and Development Institute and his colleagues sedated endangered Australian sea...
