Was DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin really a victim of scientific theft?
It is widely thought that Rosalind Franklin was a victim whose work on DNA was stolen, but a letter and unpublished magazine story add to the evidence
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NASA’s Psyche mission to a metal asteroid may reveal how Earth formed
The Psyche mission is scheduled to begin its journey to an asteroid of the same name on 13 October – it could help us understand Earth’s core and how
The existence of a new kind of magnetism has been confirmed
Altermagnets, theorised to exist but never before seen, have been measured for the first time and they could help us make new types of magnetic comput
Scientists created a ‘giant quantum vortex’ that mimics a black hole
Black holes can be difficult to study, so researchers have made a powerful quantum vortex in a tank of superfluid helium that acts as a simulation of
Persistent pain after a UTI may be due to an overgrowth of nerve cells
Many people experience ongoing pain even after a urinary tract infection has supposedly passed. Now, research suggests this may be due to an overgrowt
Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could significantly cut dementia risk
Dozens of trials testing GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide, the medicine in Ozempic and Wegovy, against a placebo suggest that they really could protect ag
Two-fingered dinosaur used its enormous claws to eat leaves
A dinosaur fossil discovered in Mongolia boasts the largest ever complete claw, but the herbivorous species only used it to grasp vegetation
Europe could face weeks of 40°C heat in current worst-case scenario
A perfect storm of conditions priming the atmosphere for extreme heat could result in devastating droughts and deadly temperatures lasting for weeks a
Fewer than half the calories grown on farms now reach our plates
In 2020, the world produced more than enough calories to feed the global population, but only half of those calories reached people’s plates due to ri
Special contact lenses let you see infrared light – even in the dark
Nanoparticle-infused contact lenses can transform infrared radiation into different colours of visible light, potentially enabling a new form of night
Tiny elusive gecko rediscovered on one of the Galapagos islands
Leaf-toed geckos were thought to be locally extinct on Rabida Island, but the diminutive reptiles have re-emerged after a campaign to eliminate invasi