Extreme heat is a huge killer — these local approaches can keep people safe
This story is part of special report on science and extreme heat. Read about the scientists studying how scorching temperatures
Thermal infrared directs host-seeking behaviour in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Mosquito stocks The Ae. aegypti Liverpool strain (LVP) was provided by O. Akbari (UCSD) and was used as the wild-type
Queen’s Brian May on saving badgers — and the scientific method
Brian May has many strings to his guitar. The musician, who is still touring with his rock band Queen, is
Attosecond delays in X-ray molecular ionization
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‘I hope I get the opportunity to fly’: Meet Paralympian-turned-astronaut John McFall
Among those following the 2024 Paralympic Games, which kick off next week in Paris, will be John McFall, a former
Debate rages over Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab as UK limits approval
A composite MRI image showing a healthy brain (left) and one with advanced Alzheimer’s disease (right).Credit: Jessica Wilson/Medical Body Scans/Science
AI made of jelly ‘learns’ to play Pong — and improves with practice
Pong was first played by humans in the 1970s.Credit: SSPL/Getty Images A basic artificial intelligence (AI) system made of a
This unlucky star got mangled by a black hole — twice
A star in a nearby galaxy has been spotted being almost destroyed by a supermassive black hole not just once,
South Korea can overcome its researcher shortage — but it must embrace all talents
South Korea’s falling birthrate is affecting university enrolments.Credit: Seung-il Ryu/NurPhoto/Getty South Korea is the envy of the world, by some
Neoarchaean oxygen-based nitrogen cycle en route to the Great Oxidation Event
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