Mystery ozone-destroying gases linked to badly recycled fridges
24 May 2018
Last week we learned a chemical that harms the ozone layer is being emitted in Asia – and now it seems sloppy recycling might be partly to blame
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How a change in tactics could help autism research
24 May 2018
For some, symptoms of autism can hamper their daily lives, but drugs to mitigate these have floundered during trials. Shafali Jeste has an idea of why
Brain implant for OCD surprisingly helps alleviate diabetes too
23 May 2018
A person who has a brain implant for OCD has had an unexpected side-effect: better blood sugar control. The finding reveals the brain has a role in diabetes
We may have got the evolution of our big brains entirely wrong
23 May 2018
Many scientists think that our big brains evolved to help us cope with the complexities of social living, but a model suggests it was more to do with finding food and lighting fires
Clouds of plasma let us zoom in on weird flashes from space
23 May 2018
Space plasma magnifies the light from a distant pulsar, letting us zoom in on features so small it’s like measuring the width of a hair on the surface of Mars
Seafood-lovers have more sex and take less time to get pregnant
23 May 2018
Couples who eat seafood more than twice a week have more sex and get pregnant quicker, a study of 1000 people has found, although the reason why remains unclear
Men more likely to get diabetes if they have overweight wives
23 May 2018
In heterosexual relationships, only men are more likely to get diabetes when their partner has a high BMI – perhaps because of gender roles in the home
Watch a badminton robot practice its game-winning trick shots
23 May 2018
A badminton robot could be the perfect sparring partner for pros. It has superhuman wrist speeds and has even mastered the tricky spin net shot
Quantum stopwatch could be the best in the universe
22 May 2018
Storing time from a quantum stopwatch with qubits – instead of losing accuracy by stopping and starting it – could give us the ultimate precision in timekeeping
Why the UK’s plan to tackle air pollution is mostly hot air
22 May 2018
A ban on using polluting wet wood isn’t nearly enough to halt the rise in dangerous particulates from trendy wood burners
