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World’s first wooden satellite launched into space
LignoSat, developed in Japan and launched from Florida, expected to reduce space junk as it burns up on re-entry The world’s first wooden satellite has been launched into space as part of stu...
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/nov/05/worlds-first-wooden-satellite-launched-into-space
Sea angels and devils: could plankton unlock the secrets of human biology?
Scientists use new technology to sequence the DNA of microscopic ocean creatures for the first time Off the west coast of Greenland, a 17-metre (56ft) aluminium sailing boat creeps through a na...
The agony of ketamine addiction: ‘I felt like I was peeing glass’
It is gen Z’s recreational drug of choice in the UK and US – and with rising use come big problems, including incontinence, bladder damage, renal failure, depression and extreme pain The fi...
Could we really live on Mars? – podcast
Space-settling enthusiasts have long had an eye on Mars, and now they have the backing of the world’s richest man. Elon Musk recently claimed that humans could be on the planet by 2030 and be l...
https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2024/nov/05/could-we-really-live-on-mars-podcast
Exercise in a pill: have scientists really found a drug that’s as good for you as a 10km run?
Just how excited should we be about LaKe, the substance discovered by researchers at Denmark’s Aarhus University? Can a pill really mimic all the beneficial effects of exercise? You’d think...
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/nov/04/exercise-in-a-pill-drug-as-good-as-10km-run
The big idea: is convenience making our lives more difficult?
Everything is easier with modern technology – except fulfilling your true potential The convenience of modern life is nothing short of astounding. As I write this, my phone is wirelessly send...
My mother nursed a life-affirming 25-year grudge. Hard as I try, I don’t have the attention span | Zoe Williams
It turns out long-held resentments exist even in the animal kingdom. Does that mean they hold an evolutionary advantage? The best thing that happened to me during the whole of the pandemic was ...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/03/mother-grudge-animal-kingdom
Raised eyebrows as Boeing reportedly mulls sale of stellar space enterprise
Company that helped build Nasa’s Saturn V rockets said to be keen to focus on fixing problems in core aircraft business For six decades, Boeing has been among the marquee names in human space...
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/nov/03/boeing-space-sale-reports
Graphene-chip implant in UK trial could transform brain tumour surgery
Cancer cell detector made of material that won its inventors Nobel prize is hailed as ‘clinical milestone’ A revolutionary device designed to transform the surgical treatment of brain tumou...
Scientists dismayed as UK ministers clear way for gene editing of crops - but not animals
Advocates urge government to allow ‘precision breeding’ to combat disease, but RSPCA warns of ethical dangers Ministers are preparing to introduce legislation that will permit the growing o...
Love motels and gridlocked talks: all the news from Cop16 – podcast
Biodiversity correspondent Phoebe Weston takes Madeleine Finlay through the news from the UN Cop16 biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia. Countries are wrangling over funding to protect nature an...
Scientists discover oldest ever giant tadpole fossil in Argentina
Tadpole that wriggled around 160m years ago surpasses previous record holder by about 20m years Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a giant tadpole that wriggled around over 1...
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/30/oldest-ever-giant-tadpole-fossil
Scare tactics: scientists offer insights on what makes a perfect prank
Researchers come up with theory for why ‘jump scares’ are often followed by laughter – with advice on how to find ‘sweet spot’ of fear Whether it’s a friend jumping out from behind ...
Britain has closed its eyes to long Covid – which means it will ravage even more lives and livelihoods | Devi Sridhar
Unlike the US, Canada and Australia, the UK is only giving free boosters to some. But the cost of restricting them could be huge Trust me, no one, even in public health or medicine, wants to ta...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/30/britain-long-covid-lives-us-boosters
Alcohol consumption abundant in the natural world, study finds
Range of species have ethanol in diet, normally arising through fermented fruits, sap and nectar Humans may have turned drinking into something of an art form but when it comes to animals putti...
The US tech startup promising smarter babies – podcast
A startup company, Heliospect Genomics, is offering to help wealthy couples screen their embryos for IQ using controversial technology that raises questions about the ethics of genetic enhancemen...
Did you solve it? How to outsmart a shy voter
The answer to today’s polling puzzle Earlier today I asked you the following puzzle , about voters who give wrong answers to opinion polls because they embarrassed to admit to their preferenc...
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/28/did-you-solve-it-how-to-outsmart-a-shy-voter
Can you solve it? How to outsmart a shy voter
The perils of opinion polls UPDATE: Solution now up Today’s puzzle is about voters who are embarrassed to tell pollsters what they really think. In elections past, right wing parties lik...
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/28/can-you-solve-it-how-to-outsmart-a-shy-voter
Under-vaccinated ethnic minority groups in UK at higher risk of Covid
Research shows up to 80% in some communities missed getting full vaccine jabs People from ethnic minority groups in the UK are twice as likely to be under-vaccinated against Covid-19 compared w...
Scientific research needs robust government backing, not Treasury penny-pinching | Andre Geim and Nancy Rothwell
Research and development is an investment, not a cost, and if the UK is to maintain its world-leading position it must commit to long-term funding The research sector has been a consistent, if ...
Astronauts return from nearly eight months on ISS after Starliner problems – video
Four astronauts have returned to Earth after a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing’s capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton. A SpaceX capsule carrying the crew parachuted bef...
What’s at stake for the climate if Trump wins? – podcast
With less than two weeks until the US election, Madeleine Finlay speaks to climate activist and author Bill McKibben to find out what a win for Donald Trump could mean for the environment and the...
Why our ideas about protest and mob psychology are dangerously wrong | Dan Hancox
Myths about the madness of crowds, long propagated by politicians and the establishment, have been overturned by new research I don’t expect measured analysis from Suella Braverman, but even ...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/23/protest-mob-psychology-madness-crowds
Maeve Boothby O’Neill died because of a discredited view of ME. How was this allowed to happen? | George Monbiot
Chronic fatigue syndrome is as physiological as a broken leg. For the sake of those who have it, we must learn all we can from this tragic case How could this happen in the 21st century? Thi...
Under the microscope: Nikon Small World photomicrography 2024 – in pictures
Spider eyes, butterfly wing scales, truffle spores and slime mould come under the spotlight in the 50th anniversary of the Nikon Small World photomicrography competition. The award celebrates pho...
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–Atlas) sightings around the world – in pictures
Named after the Chinese observatory and South African programme that detected it in 2023, the ‘comet of the century’ may have formed at a distance of up to 400,000 times that between Earth an...
Did you solve it? The enigma of Randall Munroe
The answers to today’s puzzles Earlier today I set the following two puzzles. Here they are again with solutions. The first is by Randall Munroe, cartoonist of the webcomic xkcd and autho...
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/14/did-you-solve-it-the-enigma-of-randall-munroe
Can you solve it? The enigma of Randall Munroe
And an intersection of squares UPDATE: The solutions are up Today’s first puzzle was penned by Randall Munroe, cartoonist of the webcomic xkcd and author of the bestselling book What If? ...
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/14/can-you-solve-it-the-enigma-of-randall-munroe
Severe Covid infections can inflame brain’s ‘control centre’, research says
Scans of people hospitalised with Covid may explain the long-term breathlessness and fatigue some patients experience Severe Covid infections can drive inflammation in the brain’s “control ...
Everything you need to know about Covid this autumn – podcast
Madeleine Finlay is joined by Ian Sample, the Guardian’s science editor and Science Weekly co-host, to answer the questions we are all asking about Covid this autumn, from what is going on with...