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Is intermittent fasting the diet for you? Here’s what the science says
Intermittent fasting could have an array of health benefits, but as of yet there are no long-term studies…
Five facts about the gruesome beauty of solitary wasps
Malloscelis taiwanianus, a spider wasp, found in Sichuan, China. Shutterstock Seirian Sumner, UCL Most people recognise a wasp…
Nasal COVID-19 vaccines help the body prepare for infection right where it starts – in your nose and throat
Seven nasal vaccines for COVID-19 are currently in clinical trials around the world. VSargues/iStock via Getty Images Mayuresh…
AI and machine learning are improving weather forecasts, but they won’t replace human experts
Meteorologist Todd Dankers monitors weather patterns in Boulder, Colorado, Oct. 24, 2018. Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty…
How digital technology can help keep cities green and pleasant
Preechar Bowonkitwanchai / shutterstock Anthony Larsson, Karolinska Institutet and Andreas Hatzigeorgiou, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Parks, small…
My job is full of fossilised poop, but there’s nothing icky about ichnology
The author and a colleague on the hunt for fossil traces. Morena Nava Lara Sciscio, Jurassica Museum If…
Stinky seaweed is clogging Caribbean beaches – but a New Zealand solution could turn it into green power and fertiliser
Getty Images Saeid Baroutian, University of Auckland and Terrell Thompson, University of Auckland Rotting seaweed has plagued the…
What are HeLa cells? A cancer biologist explains
Cancer-causing viruses like HPV can cause cells to divide indefinitely and, in the case of Henrietta Lacks, become…
Over 100 years of Antarctic agriculture is helping scientists grow food in space
The greenhouse at McMurdo Station in Antarctica is the only source of fresh food during winter. Eli Duke/Flickr,…
When is a species really extinct?
Dodos have been extinct for centuries, but it’s not a simple matter to definitively designate a species as…