Dark energy bombshell sparks race to find a new model of the universe
‘Shocking’ results from a major astronomical study have raised doubts about the standard model of cosmology, forcing scientists to consider…
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Weight-loss drugs lower impulse to eat – and perhaps to exercise too
Popular weight-loss medications including Ozempic and Wegovy contain a drug that seems to decrease cravings for food and drugs –…
DeepMind AI predicts weather more accurately than existing forecasts
The latest weather forecasting AI model from Google DeepMind can beat the leading providers more than 97 per cent of…
Modern humans were already in northern Europe 45,000 years ago
DNA from bones found in a cave in Germany has been identified as from Homo sapiens, showing that our species…
Robotic dodecahedron searches the deep sea for new species
A robotic dodecahedron that can collect tissue samples from deep-sea animals for later genetic analysis could speed up the identification…
8 healthy habits linked to living decades longer
A study of more than 700,000 people found that adopting eight healthy habits by age 40 could extend life expectancy…
The Milky Way’s black hole may be spinning at top speed
Using machine learning to analyse data from the Event Horizon Telescope, researchers found the black hole at the centre of…
Quantum computers are on the edge of revealing new particle physics
Computer simulations of high-energy particles are pushing the boundaries of what we can learn about the interactions that happen inside…
NASA may have to cancel major space missions due to budget cuts
Potential cuts of up to 50 per cent of NASA's science budget could mean cancelling missions including the Hubble Space…
Some of our favourite songs make us sad, which may be why we like them
Our favourite sad songs seem to become less enjoyable when we try to take the emotion out of them