If the idea of exercise seems more attractive to you than the reality, you will identify with Jessica Howard. She had always nurtured the vague intention of running a marathon, but had struggled to get off the sofa. “I didn’t...
A section of a mouse brain viewed on a slideStu Gray / Alamy A newly identified brain pathway in mice could explain why placebos, or interventions designed to have no therapeutic effect, still relieve pain. Developing drugs that target this...
24K-Production/Getty Images Falling off track from your workout routine is inevitable. Life happens. You go on a trip. You sprain your ankle or start a new job. Then, once you find the time to resume training, you feel weak and...
Manu National Park in Peru, where some measurements were taken for the studyVincent Gauci Microbes living in the bark of trees are absorbing methane from the air, making trees about 10 per cent better for the climate than previously thought....
Krusatodon kirtlingtonensis, a small mammal that lived during the Jurassic PeriodMaija Karala In the middle of the Jurassic Period, small mammals had much longer lives than their modern counterparts, and spent years instead of weeks being cared for by their...
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.High school sports teams start practices soon in what has been an extremely hot summer in much of the country. Now, before they hit...
China-U.S. Science Collaborations Are Declining, Slowing Key ResearchThe U.S. and China are collaborating less on projects across scientific disciplines amid a culture of fear in both countriesBy Gemma Conroy & Nature magazine Manuel Augusto Moreno/Getty ImagesChina’s scientific collaboration with other...
New Superheavy Element Synthesis Points to Long-Sought ‘Island of Stability’A novel way of making superheavy elements could soon add a new row to the periodic table, allowing scientists to explore uncharted atomic realmsBy Max SpringerJacklyn Gates, head of the Heavy...
A Spot robot equipped with a blowtorch for tackling weedsDezhen Song et al. (2024) A robot dog equipped with a blowtorch could be used to stop weeds growing on farms, potentially offering a replacement for harmful herbicides. Even highly targeted...
Komodo dragons are fierce predatorsCharlotte Ellis/Zoological Society of London The Komodo dragon, one of the planet’s fiercest reptiles, reinforces its teeth with an iron cap – and researchers think some dinosaurs may have had this adaptation too. Komodo dragons (Varanus...
