26 April 2023
Highly processed food is an integral part of many food systems. Changing our relationship with it will take time and evidence, and must not point the finger at consumers
26 April 2023
Condensed matter is a huge field of physics that gets less attention than it deserves. We must show people its subtle magic if we are to draw in a diverse set of researchers for the next generation, says Felix Flicker
26 April 2023
A 2021 paper has got physicists discussing whether our inability to use classical physics to describe reality on a quantum scale is a human failing - and what proof is necessary to show that the world really is quantum mechanical, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
25 April 2023
It is widely thought that Rosalind Franklin was a victim whose work on DNA was stolen, but a letter and unpublished magazine story add to the evidence that this view is misleading
25 April 2023
The Asahi illusion tricks us into believing it is brighter than it really is, to the extent that our pupils constrict. Now it seems the illusion also works on rats
25 April 2023
Researchers are working on edible computer chips to control robots that can operate inside the human body to precisely deliver drugs before safely being digested
24 April 2023
An electrochemical transistor made from balsa wood opens up the possibility of embedding sensors and other electronic devices in plants, which could help in agriculture and forest management
24 April 2023
Brain scans show that adolescents with more symptoms of certain mental health conditions, autism or ADHD have undergone less pruning than usual of synaptic connections between neurons
24 April 2023
The Hope orbiter got closer to Mars’s moons Deimos and Phobos than any probe before, collecting unprecedented images and data that hints at the moons’ true origins
24 April 2023
A longer small intestine may improve the absorption of nutrients from our food, which may be required more during pregnancy or while breastfeeding
