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Meningitis explained: who is most at risk?
Over the weekend, news emerged of an outbreak of meningitis among university and school students in Kent in south-east England. The outbreak has kill…
7 months, 1 week ago
Peptides: are they worth the hype?
Grey-market injectable peptides – a category of substances with obscure, alphanumeric names such as BPC-157, GHK-Cu, or TB-500 – have developed a dev…
7 months, 1 week ago
Exercise and brain function, hedgehog hearing, and can AI change our minds? – podcast
The Guardian’s science editor, Ian Sample, talks to Madeleine Finlay about three eye-catching science stories from the week, including a study that e…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Was Iran really building a nuclear weapon?
Among the many justifications Donald Trump has presented for the US and Israel attacking Iran has been the supposedly imminent threat posed by its nu…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Will China own the green energy future?
The conflict in the Middle East has sent energy prices soaring, and for countries that import a high proportion of their fuel, it’s a reminder of the…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Does Trump want to wage an AI-powered war?
In the past three months, Donald Trump’s White House has reportedly used AI twice to effect regime change – once in its capture of Venezuela’s presid…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Can degrowth save the climate?
Since the 1960s, global GDP has been rapidly rising and living standards have reached record highs. But something else has been rocketing up too – ca…
8 months ago
The truth about fat, and its complex role in our health
For a long time fat was seen simply as an inert yellow substance wrapping around our bodies, but now that’s changing. Scientists are beginning to und…
8 months ago
Psychedelics for depression, dart frog poison and why do we have chins?
Madeleine Finlay sits down with science editor Ian Sample and science correspondent Nicola Davis to discuss three eye-catching stories, including the…
8 months, 1 week ago
Should we really all be taking magnesium supplements?
Testimonials about the beneficial health effects of magnesium supplements abound online, with influencers claiming that a daily pill can help with ev…
8 months, 1 week ago