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Why BMI is flawed — and how to redefine obesity
The main diagnostic test for obesity — the body mass index — accounts for only height and weight, leaving out a slew of factors that influence body...
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Daily briefing: Why we choke under pressure
How our neuron activity drops in high-stakes situations, meet the organizations fighting for Ukrainian science and discover a chatbot that can pop...
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Daily briefing: Tweeting about your paper doesn’t boost citations
Posting about a paper on X seems to boost engagement but not citations. Plus, researchers pinpoint humans’ first home outside Africa and what the...
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15 breathtaking images from the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2025 awards
A playful sea lion. An elegant shark. And a few thirsty camels. Dog boops. Cat boops. Sea lion boops? You bet. A young South American...
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How the "wallet test" shows our need for a social safety net
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The new car batteries that could power the electric vehicle revolution
Researchers are experimenting with different designs that could lower costs, extend vehicle ranges and offer other improvements. registration number:...
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Sick animals suggest COVID pandemic started in Wuhan market
A preliminary analysis takes a closer look at genomic data collected at the market. Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor, BMC Pregnancy and...
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What Are The Bees Trying To Tell Us?
This may seem like something you’d see on an acid trip, but it’s actually a real thing that giant honeybees do! This action...
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Don’t fade away: memory for music persists with age
Eighty- year-olds are able to identify familiar tunes just as well as teenagers can. advanced rank tenure track position to lead program focused on...
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Four lessons COVID taught us about the immune system
Amid pandemic upheaval, researchers have gained fundamental insights about how the body fends off infections. Heidi Ledford As COVID-19 began to surge...
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Daily briefing: Impurity quashes superconductivity claim
LK-99, reportedly the first-ever room-temperature superconductor, is not one after all. Plus, Ötzi the Iceman was balding and dark-skinned, and how...
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Daily briefing: Cheap new pill provides potent COVID relief
A drug called simnotrelvir speeds up recovery from mild to moderate COVID-19. Plus, an algorithm that is as good at geometry as maths-Olympiad gold...
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Daily briefing: Want a glowing houseplant? Now you can buy one
Petunias that contain genes from bioluminescent mushrooms hit the US market. Plus, climatologist wins landmark defamation case and how air pollution...
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Daily briefing: ‘The ugly side of science’ — how to report negative results
Data repositories, workshops and alternative journals allow scientists to destigmatize and discuss negative results. Plus, a major step toward...
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The world’s smallest light-trapping silicon cavity
Researchers exploit intermolecular forces to carve a nanoscale hole, and investigating whether poverty can be reduced without increasing...
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Self-copying RNA vaccine wins first full approval: what’s next?
Researchers look ahead to the potential uses and benefits of a technology that has been more than 20 years in the making. Elie Dolgin The approval...
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AI & robotics briefing: Happy birthday, ChatGPT!
One year after ChatGPT’s release, researchers reflect on how the chatbot has affected their work. Plus, how it feels to have a robotic octopus...
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5 things you should ask ChatGPT today – oh, and 1 you should never ask it!
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Astronaut’s latest stunning photo has so much going on in it
NASA astronaut Don Pettit has been busy with his camera again. The crack photographer recently shared another stunning image, this one captured from...
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Aggressive Policies Threaten Wolves in the Northern Rockies
The gray wolves of the northern Rocky Mountains face significant threats.Conservationists are battling against state-sanctioned wolf hunts and...
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AI & robotics briefing: What is AI, really?
Complex maths or almost magic: scholars are divided on what AI really is and what it is capable of. Plus, AI analysis helps to unravel...
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Oops, Scientists May Have Severely Miscalculated How Many Humans Are on Earth
We’ve gotta start counting from 1 again... While most estimates place the current human population at around 8.2 billion, a new study suggests we might be...
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One-quarter of unresponsive people with brain injuries are conscious
More people than we thought who are in comas or similar states can hear what is happening around them, a study shows. Julian Nowogrodzki Julian...
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Don't miss the partial solar eclipse today: Where, when and how to see it
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Daily briefing: AlphaFold reveals ‘family tree’ of viruses
AlphaFold reveals how viruses including hepatitis C, dengue and Zika evolved. Plus, mosquito-borne diseases are on the rise in Europe — are...
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Ancient DNA reveals the living descendants of enslaved people through 23andMe
A landmark genomic study raises the possibility that many more people could find links to distant ancestors through genetic analysis. Ewen...
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Deepest-ever samples of rock from Earth’s mantle unveiled
Kilometre- long rock cores leave scientists wanting to know more — just when an international exploration effort is coming to an end. Davide...
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Daily briefing: How AI brought back the Klimt masterpiece destroyed by Nazis
Artificial intelligence can help to regain lost art treasures. Plus, brain cells that control how quickly mice eat have been identified and how to...
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Daily briefing: Watch the mesmerizing flow of warning signals across a plant’s leaves
See how plants detect their neighbours’ warning messages — plus other fascinating science images. Also, meet the flesh-eating Jurassic ancestors of...
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Tigers Are Making A Roaring Comeback in Thailand The Comeback Cubs: Tigers Are Roaring Back in Thailand!
Tigers in Thailand are making a surprising and inspiring comeback! There has been a 50% increase in tiger numbers in Thailand’s Western Forest...
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Bird flu in US cows: is the milk supply safe?
Pasteurized milk is probably not a threat to people, but fresh milk droplets on milking equipment could be spreading the virus in a herd. Julian...
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Head-butting, drowning and dive-bombing – discover 10 badass animals that aren't afraid to put up a fight
These some time s cute-looking animals have a hostile side and aren't afraid to strike They say that nice guys finish last, a sen time...
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Gorilla species makes resurgence after decades of habitat degradation: 'Seeing them for the first time was like a dream come true'
"We know the value of mountain gorillas and that is why we protect and conserve them." For decades, people watched with growing despair as the...
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‘Ocean ranching’ has led to a pink-salmon boom — but there might be a catch
Unintended interbreeding between hatchery-bred and wild-born pink salmon could reduce resiliency of fish stocks. Alix Soliman Salmon raised in...
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Daily briefing: Stress-induced joylessness leaves a distinct mark on the brain
A distinct brain signature could be behind a hallmark symptom of depression. Plus, we explore how artificial intelligence is powering...
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Can animals learn another species' 'language'?
Animals hear other species communicate around them every day. Do they understand what they're saying? Every year, we learn more about how animals...
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Basking dragon takes the top spot at this year's British Ecological Society photography competition
The British Ecological Society has announced the winners of its annual photography competition, which for the first time was open to everyone. The...
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Experts Amazed By Discovery In Rainforest 15 Years After Reintroduction Of Beavers
Efforts to restore endangered wildlife and rejuvenate ecosystems are gaining momentum as beavers play a key role in transforming habitats and...
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Daily briefing: A mega-meteorite might have helped early life on Earth to thrive
A meteorite might have acted as a ‘giant fertilizer bomb’ that helped early microorganisms to thrive. Plus, 5 million tonnes of diamond dust...
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All arabica coffee is genetically similar: how can beans taste so different?
Flavour variations are mainly the result of changes at the chromosome level, sequencing effort finds. Bianca Nogrady Even if a single-origin Colombian...
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Audio long read: So you got a null result. Will anyone publish it?
All too often negative results fail to appear in scientific literature, but now funders, publishers and researchers are finding ways to change...
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Air pollution and brain damage: what the science says
Epidemiological studies have linked dirty air to dementia and other brain disorders. Now researchers are trying to determine how pollutants do their...
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Biden seeks to boost science funding — but his budget faces an ominous future
The US president proposes a 2025 budget even as negotiations continue over federal funding for 2024. Show authors Jeff Tollefson Max Kozlov Sumeet...
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AI tool helps people with opposing views find common ground
A large language model can help groups to reach a consensus by producing statements that are clearer and fairer than those written by humans. Helena...
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AI reads text from ancient Herculaneum scroll for the first time
Machine- learning technique reveals Greek words in CT scans of rolled-up papyrus. Jo Marchant Jo Marchant is a freelance science writer based in...
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‘Slime’ keeps the brain safe ― and could guard against ageing
Slippery proteins in the brain’s blood vessels form a protective barrier that breaks down with age, studies in mice show. A slimy barrier lining...
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New Research: Communicating With HumpBack Whales
Humpback whales, the gentle giants of the ocean, are a marvel of nature. Known for their impressive size and haunting songs, these creatures continue...
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Controversial virus-hunting scientist skewered at US COVID-origins hearing
Lawmakers interrogated Peter Daszak over his ties to China and whether his organization, EcoHealth Alliance, has been a good steward of taxpayer...
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‘Nuclear clock’ breakthrough paves the way for super-precise time keeping
Physicists are one step closer to developing a clock based on energy shifts in atomic nuclei. Elizabeth Gibney Physicists have demonstrated all the...
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Earthquakes are most deadly in these unexpected countries
Haiti and Turkmenistan are among the nations with the highest earthquake fatality load, a measure of the burden imposed by quake-related...
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