24 February 2021
Monosodium glutamate is eaten without problems in many countries, yet in the West there is a strange cultural aversion to it. James Wong investigates what’s going on
24 February 2021
The technology exists to solve the world’s biggest problems, but lack of money and political will stymie progress. Analyses show that even huge investments pay for themselves, so the task is to get politicians to make change happen
24 February 2021
We too often turn to insulting people’s brain power – and that closes off our ability to understand others, argues Melanie Challenger
24 February 2021
UK officials have called the lack of support for children with long covid a “national scandal” and parents are raising alarms about the risks posed by school reopening
24 February 2021
The world is in urgent need of a vaccine that protects against all coronaviruses, even those we've not met yet, warn scientists, as plans for human trials of potential candidates ramp up
22 February 2021
NASA’s Perseverance rover has sent back incredible video footage from throughout its landing on Mars, as well as the first audio recordings from the Red Planet
22 February 2021
One dose of coronavirus vaccine cut hospitalisations in Scotland by up to 94 per cent, while further analysis shows a significant drop in death rates in the over-80s
22 February 2021
Our muscles get stronger when put under stress and now robot ones could do the same, thanks to a soft gel that becomes harder when exposed to vibration
22 February 2021
For the first time, researchers have detected a high-energy neutrino emitted when a black hole ripped up a star, confirming these cataclysmic events act as particle accelerators
22 February 2021
A large, life-like painting of a kangaroo on the ceiling of a rock shelter is the oldest known painting in Australia, and was dated using ancient wasp nests
