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Last year’s warnings about a particularly bad flu season didn’t materialise, but an earlier and more severe outbreak in Australia doesn’t bode well for the northern hemisphere Health | Analysis 28 September 2022 By Clare Wilson A pharmacist administers a…
Stone spheres found at ancient settlements across the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas could have been playing pieces for a board game involving stone slabs Humans 27 September 2022 By Jeremy Hsu Hundreds of stone spheres have now been categorised with…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken a picture of the galaxy IC 5332, peering through the dust that separates its spiral arms to reveal the gas and stars beneath Space 27 September 2022 By Leah Crane Stars and glowing…
When dark matter is captured inside a planet or star, much of it sinks to the middle – but if it sometimes bounces off regular matter, there may be huge amounts of it lurking just beneath the surface Space 27…
As NASA’s DART spacecraft slammed into an asteroid, a small satellite called LICIACube watched from afar – now it has sent back its first images of the collision Space 27 September 2022 By Leah Crane Plumes of debris erupting out…
Cognitive archaeologist Rebecca Wragg Sykes says we can learn something about the minds of Neanderthals by studying the stuff they left behind, from painted shells to stalagmite circles. We might even find hints about why they went extinct Humans 27…
A gene-replacement therapy has eased the debilitating symptoms in a group of 30 children with AADC deficiency Health 27 September 2022 By Alice Klein Rylea-Ann was unable to walk before receiving the gene therapy Judy Wei A gene-replacement therapy that…
A review of studies looking at heating homes with hydrogen has found that high cost and poor energy efficiency means the gas isn’t a viable solution, despite many governments pushing ahead with the idea Environment | Analysis 27 September 2022…
Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, key gas pipelines between Russia and Europe, have sprung large leaks within hours of each other, sparking fears of deliberate sabotage Humans 27 September 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Two key gas pipelines designed…
Artificial intelligences can create images inspired by the human-generated art they train on. This is raising concerns over copyright and artists’ livelihoods Technology | Analysis 27 September 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Inspired or generic? The DALL-E 2 AI generated this…
