Why science has just realised blood is thicker than water
Leah Fogarty reports on a first of a kind experiment, testing the absorbency of menstrual products using blood.
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Scientists discover the cause of the mysterious Indian Ocean gravity hole
Oliva Allen reports on findings that the Indian ocean gravity hole may be a product of low density plasma plumes.
Mathematics in Biology—the AI age
Amy Searle discusses the intimate link between mathematics and biology, and how AI is being used to elucidate biological phenomena.
The cosmic dance of the chicken and the egg
Kristian Suszczenia explores the origin of life, and how it required evolution for complexity, but also complexity for evolution.
Balancing hope and hesitation: A closer look at Tofersen approval for ALS
Niamh Walker reports on a recent, controversial decision by the FDA to approve Tofersen for ALS treatment.
Circadian rhythms: The journey to a better night’s sleep
Lily Massey explores our ‘body clock’, based on circadian rhythms, and how it can be harnessed to treat Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Marmosets swap brain cells with their twin
Eloise Trawick reports that Marmoset twins may swap brain cells during development, and the influence this may have for human twin research.
Let’s all be naturalists
Jiya Soomal explores why a personal connection with nature may be the solution to the biodiversity crisis of the Anthropocene.
New hope for treating neglected flesh-eating disease
Isabella Farrance reports the use of fosravuconazole for treating Mycetoma, and the social factors that may hinder its deployment.
Forty thousand winks: Chinstrap penguins survive on four second microsleeps
George Rabin reports on a remarkable new finding that Chinstrap penguins in Antarctica accumulate sleep in intervals lasting seconds.