Brains grow brand new neurons after experimental drug injection
29 May 2018
We make very few new brain cells as adults, but a chemical cocktail that creates new neurons in mice could change that, and help treat Alzheimer’s and stroke
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Faulty placenta may explain why some people get schizophrenia
29 May 2018
A poorly-working placenta may affect brain development in the womb, and this could explain the link between pregnancy complications and schizophrenia
Bacteria teach us how to make green fuel from carbon dioxide
28 May 2018
We’ve found bacteria that turn carbon dioxide into hydrocarbons useful for fuel and plastic, and now we’ve mimicked their enzymes to do it even better
The Great Barrier Reef has died 5 times in the last 30,000 years
28 May 2018
The Great Barrier Reef has resurrected itself five times in the last 30,000 years after being wiped out by dramatic environmental shifts.
Watch the weird new solutions to the baffling three-body problem
25 May 2018
The three-body problem, which determines how objects orbit each other in space, is notoriously difficult to solve. Now there are 231 new valid orbits
Pluto is not a planet – it's a billion comets squished together
25 May 2018
Pluto’s heart-shaped ice plain is full of nitrogen, which hints that the tiny world is made from a billion comets and could have a buried ocean
Dentists can smell your fear – and it may put your teeth at risk
25 May 2018
A study of sweaty T-shirts suggests dentists can smell when someone is anxious, and it makes them more likely to make mistakes and damage neighbouring teeth
In big cities even the fish are always rushing around the place
25 May 2018
Two common US fish have evolved different body shapes to help them survive in the fast-moving streams in built-up areas
Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs caused massive global warming
24 May 2018
The asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago caused dramatic climate change, which could mean we are underestimating how much the planet will warm in the coming centuries
Bulletproof batteries could make body armour for combat
24 May 2018
The US Air Force is developing bulletproof batteries to replace traditional armour. They are loaded with silica nanoparticles that become rigid upon impact
