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Common painkiller use in early pregnancy linked to smaller ovaries and testes
Taking the painkiller paracetamol (acetaminophen) during pregnancy has been linked to smaller ovaries and testes in baby girls and boys, but
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OpenAI has solved the Navier-Stokes Millennium problem using $15m of AI effort
One of the trickiest problems in mathematics has now fallen to AI after just days of work. The groundbreaking result was announced amid rumo
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Zapping the face could boost brain signalling and memory
Bursts of electrical stimulation to a nerve in the face seem to improve signalling between neurons and people's performance on a memory test
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Why growing seaweed isn’t a climate solution
Some have claimed cultivating seaweed could remove hundreds of millions of tonnes of CO2. But as warming waters kill off kelp, we need to re
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Major breakthrough made on famous Millennium maths problem
Three key findings produced in collaboration between humans and AI bring us closer to a solution to the infamous Navier-Stokes puzzle
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As Star Trek turns 60, it’s not too late to discover the seminal series
Whether it's the original 1966 classic or one of its many modern spinoffs, there's a Star Trek story for everyone. Bethan Ackerley explores
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The danger of viewing the cosmos as a mirror that shows us ourselves
It is only natural to view the world, or even the entire universe, through the lens of humanity – we’re human, after all. But columnist Chan
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Super El Niño set to cause ‘terribly dangerous’ drought in the Amazon
The El Niño phase now under way will be the most damaging on record for the Amazon, scientists warn, raising the risk of catastrophic wildfi
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I made a free AI chatbot solve a decade-long maths problem in 13 minutes
After months covering the shocking rise of AI mathematics, reporter Matthew Sparkes decided to put a free chatbot to the test – and was shoc
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We’re on the verge of seeing the quantum vacuum for the first time
Quantum theory says a vacuum isn’t truly empty, but proving it directly has remained out of reach. A new experiment using immensely powerful
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The best new popular science books of September 2026
Dive into new titles from major names including Carlo Rovelli, Maggie Aderin, Xand van Tulleken and Jim Al-Khalili, as well as a new biograp
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Laughter therapy may help people with chronic lung disease
An eight-week course of self-administered laughter therapy helped a small number of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease breath
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Fermat’s last theorem formalised by AI agents in just 11 days
Converting the proof of Fermat's last theorem into code that computers can check was expected to take years – Anthropic's Claude AI managed
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How worried should we be about the invasive mosquitoes in the UK?
Invasive mosquitoes that can carry viruses like dengue, chikungunya and Zika have been found breeding in east London
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Super El Niño could have unexpected effect on UK winter
An El Niño is usually expected to herald a cold end to winter in the UK – but this year could be different
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Lucid dreams induced via multisensory stimulation
Lucid dreams, when a person is aware they're dreaming and can often control them, could be induced in people who rarely experience them
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Nations and big tech to train AI using ‘gold dust’ data from Ukraine
Foreign states and technology firms are scrambling for data from the Ukraine war so they can train the next-generation of AI models that mig
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Pig kidney kept a man off dialysis for nine months in world first
A pig kidney transplant worked for a record nine months. This enabled the recipient to stay off dialysis for longer while waiting for a suit
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Psilocybin could prevent common and debilitating chemotherapy side effect
Many people who have chemotherapy develop numbness, tingling and pain in their hands and feet, which can disrupt their treatment. But resear
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Rapid climate change brings wildfire threat to new corners of Europe
Scorching conditions this year have triggered wildfires in European countries that are normally considered to be damp and cool
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Pygmy raccoons teach each other to make toys out of paper and sand
Critically endangered pygmy raccoons on Cozumel Island in Mexico have shown remarkable creativity by making balls out of rubbish at beach cl
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‘Not-quite-primordial’ black holes may explain baffling JWST discovery
The James Webb Space Telescope seems to have discovered more ancient black holes than theory had predicted, and now we have a new way to exp
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Saturn has a big, weird decagon around its south pole
A decagon – a geometric polygon with 10 sides and 10 angles – has been found on Saturn, and nobody is quite sure how it got there
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This week’s new questions
Why hasn’t evolution reintroduced gills in the land-based mammals that returned to the sea? And what is the fastest way to empty a full jug
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