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...
Thylacines, or Tasmanian tigers, went extinct in 1936Colossal Biosciences The genome of the extinct thylacine has been nearly completely sequenced, de-extinction company Colossal has announced. It says the genome is more than 99.9 per cent complete, with just 45 gaps...
Whether you're just starting out or a seasoned veteran, the A.R.T./New York Fall Forum has something to offer you.Disability Equity in the Room: A Panel Discussion9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) /...
In today’s fast-paced digital era, healthcare organizations are no exception to the power of digital marketing. As more patients rely on online platforms for information, services, and communication, it’s crucial for healthcare providers to embrace digital marketing strategies to stay...
Congratulations, it’s twinsK. Miller, R. Hurt/Caltech/IPAC An odd star that has confused researchers for decades now makes sense – it turns out not to be a single star but two companions. “It used to be that this brown dwarf didn’t...
Neuroscience seems an unlikely place to find fundamental truths that could apply to everything in the universe. Brains are specific objects that do things that few, if any, other objects in the universe seem capable of. They perceive. They act....
Quantum computers need programmersIBM Quantum computers, which promise to revolutionise everything from chemistry to cancer research, aren’t quite ready for the mainstream yet – but that hasn’t prevented the emergence of a new breed of quantum software developers. “Writing a...
Mark Twain famously (although possibly apocryphally) said we should never let the truth get in the way of a good story. Archaelogists might beg to differ, particularly when the story in question is a dramatic rewriting of human history that...
