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Supersonic jets are making a comeback – but despite the hype, don’t expect to book yet
Rendering of Boom Supersonic’s proposed Overture supersonic airliner. Boom Supersonic Chris James, The University of Queensland Late last…
Is there life out there? The existence of other technological species is highly likely
Maikel Rheinstadter, McMaster University We live in a golden age for space exploration. Scientists are gathering massive amounts…
Can aching joints really predict the weather? Exploring the science behind the stormy debate
Michelle Spear, University of Bristol For centuries, people have claimed that their aching joints can predict changes in…
How psychologists kick-started AI by studying the human mind
The Mark I Perceptron used one of the first artificial neural networks to identify letters of the alphabet.…
Your environment affects how well your medications work − identifying exactly how could make medicine better
Even the air you breathe may influence how effective a drug may be for you. Jorg Greuel/Photodisc via…
Where does black fall on the color spectrum? A color scientist explains
You perceive electromagnetic radiation in the form of light in all the colors of the rainbow. MirageC/Movement via…
Human use of fire has produced an era of uncontrolled burning: Welcome to the Pyrocene
Firefighters work near the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles on Jan. 11, 2025. Peyman Fakhraei/Middle East Images/AFP via…
Discovery in South Africa holds oldest evidence of mixing ingredients to make arrow poison
CT-scan thin section through the centre of the bovid femur. The three bone arrowhead fragments and poison substance…
Ancient DNA study shows women at the centre of societies in iron age Britain – supporting decades of archaeology
Rachel Pope, University of Liverpool A scientific study with important implications for archaeology in Britain and France was…
How we uncovered the UK’s biggest site of dinosaur tracks in a quarry in Oxfordshire
Kirsty Marie Edgar, University of Birmingham and Duncan Murdock, University of Oxford In 2024, researchers from the universities…