Nano-medicine listening for ultra-sound: A promising design against liver cancer
Sebastian Evans reports on the development of a biodegradable nanoparticle that can slow the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Whose responsibility? Climate change and displacement
Eleanor Hamilton Clark explores global displacement driven by climate change and the urgent justice questions it raises.
Non-hormonal contraceptives are the future. Why aren’t they in production?
Anika Schwarze-Chintapatla discusses the lack of new male contraceptives and the development challenges facing promising candidates.
The research accidentally tackling antibiotic resistance
Eleanor Shuttleworth reports on an unexpected discovery that may offer a new way to tackle antibiotic resistance.
The Science of Japanese Homeware Gifts: Heat, Textiles, and Tiny Rituals
If you’re the sort of person who reads a science magazine for fun, you’ve probably noticed a pattern: the best science isn’t always in labs. It’s in kettles, cloth, clay, and the everyday objects that quietly shape how we eat, rest, and live. That’s why Japanese homeware makes such good gifting material. Many classic Japanese gifts are the product…
Frankenstein re-examined
Lorna Birkby examines Mary Shelley’s timeless story Frankenstein, through the lens of modern scientific and biotechnological advances.
Craving green: the spider’s vegetarian cookbook
Sebastian Evans uncovers the unexpected omnivorous side of spiders, challenging the stereotype of spiders as purely cold-blooded hunters.
Attention was all we needed: The tech behind the AI boom
Hani Moussa traces how the transformer architecture revolutionised modern AI and its impact on industry, infrastructure, and computing.
French lab develops a new drug against chronic bowel inflammatory diseases
Marie Werner reports on the development of a new RNA-targeting drug that could reshape treatment for ulcerative colitis.
Evolving with, not evolving to: On Instagram dieticians, human evolution, and language
David Percival unpacks how the internet fuels misconceptions about human evolution, challenging the idea that we evolved “to” do things.