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Back to SearchThe debilitating impact of tinnitus, and how a new app could help
It’s thought that about 15% of us are affected by tinnitus, and despite its potentially debilitating impact on mental health and quality of life, the…
2 years, 2 months ago
How green are electric cars?
Electric cars might seem like a no-brainer on a warming planet, but there are plenty of people who remain sceptical about everything from their batte…
2 years, 2 months ago
Mistakes, fakes, and a giant rat penis: why are so many science papers being retracted?
A record 10,000 research papers were retracted in 2023. To find out what’s driving this trend, Ian Sample speaks to Ivan Oransky, whose organisation …
2 years, 2 months ago
Nitazenes and xylazine: what’s behind the rise of dangerous synthetic drugs?
Social affairs correspondent Robert Booth tells Madeleine Finlay why a class of synthetic opioids called nitazenes, first developed in the 1950s, is …
2 years, 2 months ago
What apes can tell us about the origins of teasing
We all know people who find it hilarious to prod and poke, pinch and tickle, all in the name of fun. But are humans the only ones who like to tease e…
2 years, 2 months ago
Retinol, acids and serums for kids? A dermatologist’s guide to age appropriate skincare
Last month the British Association of Dermatologists warned that children as young as eight years old were using potentially damaging anti-ageing ski…
2 years, 2 months ago
Why are we still waiting for a male contraceptive pill?
Despite research into a male contraceptive pill starting around the same time as its female counterpart, no product has ever made it to market. But t…
2 years, 2 months ago
What happens now bird flu has reached the Antarctic?
The moment scientists had been dreading arrived late last year, when H5N1, or bird flu, was found for the first time in the Antarctic. Last week a ki…
2 years, 3 months ago
A fasting prime minister and a mind-reading billionaire: the week in science
Ian Sample and science correspondent Hannah Devlin discuss the big science stories of the week – from news that Elon Musk’s Neuralink has implanted i…
2 years, 3 months ago
Secrets of the microbiome: the skin
The trillions of microbes living on and inside the human body are an important part of who we are, from mediating all of our interactions with the en…
2 years, 3 months ago