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Polio in New York – an infectious disease doctor explains this exceedingly rare occurrence
Polio is endemic only in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2022. Sarah Poser, Meredith Boyter Newlove/CDC via AP William…
Why UK railways can’t deal with heatwaves – and what might help
UK rail lines don’t do well in the heat. hxdyl/Shutterstock Kangkang Tang, Brunel University London The UK’s rail…
I spent a year squeezing leaves to measure their water content. Here’s what I learned
Tomás I. Fuenzalida, Author provided Tomás I. Fuenzalida, Australian National University How do you tell if your plants…
St. Lawrence shoreline erosion: We must work with, not against, nature
Local communities, researchers, governments and businesses are working together to identify coastal erosion risks and find sustainable solutions.…
Digital doubles: In the future, virtual versions of ourselves could predict our behaviour
The data we generate online and using apps could be used to inform a digital version of ourselves.…
Food expiration dates don’t have much science behind them – a food safety researcher explains another way to know what’s too old to eat
Without obvious signs of contamination like the mold in this jam, consumers use expiration dates to decide whether…
The Marburg virus: urgent need to contain this close cousin of Ebola
Roger Harris/Science Photo Library Oyewale Tomori, Nigerian Academy of Science In July 2022 Ghana confirmed its first two…
Depression: low serotonin may not be the cause – but antidepressants still work
Andrew M McIntosh, University of Edinburgh and Cathryn Lewis, King’s College London A recent study found inconsistent evidence…
Meet Qikiqtania, a fossil fish with the good sense to stay in the water while others ventured onto land
An artist’s vision of Qikiqtania enjoying its fully aquatic, free-swimming lifestyle. Alex Boersma, CC BY-ND Thomas Stewart, Penn…
Depression is probably not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain – new study
TanyaJoy/Shutterstock Joanna Moncrieff, UCL and Mark Horowitz, UCL For three decades, people have been deluged with information suggesting…