19 August 2020
We are finally solving the mystery of why motion can make us queasy – just in time to help us deal with nausea-inducing VR headsets, driverless cars and space tourism
19 August 2020
Prevention is better than cure, so we should start using genetic techniques to stop dangerous animal diseases jumping to humans, say Scott Nuismer and James Bull
19 August 2020
Despite the claims that some places including pockets of London and New York have reached herd immunity to the coronavirus, the picture is far more complex
18 August 2020
New Zealand has acted swiftly to contain a new outbreak of covid-19 after going 102 days virus-free, but it’s still unclear whether it can stamp it out again
18 August 2020
Many countries have seen an increase in coronavirus cases, making going abroad more of a gamble. But there are options for managing the current risks from foreign travel
17 August 2020
Cats and dogs are able to catch the coronavirus and could potentially spread it to people, meaning we should really extend social distancing rules to pets
14 August 2020
The first systematic review of the evidence on meditation suggests that 8 per cent of people experience a negative effect such as depression, anxiety, psychosis or thoughts of suicide
14 August 2020
Children in the US gain an average of 14 per cent of their daily calories from fast food – up from about 11 per cent a decade ago – according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
13 August 2020
Despite claims that soft lockdown was a good idea, so far Sweden has had more covid-19 related deaths than its Scandinavian neighbours with little difference in economic slowdown
13 August 2020
A form of magnetic levitation can separate living and dead cells, which could help in everything from drug discovery to tissue engineering
