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Snap, crackle, pop: The fate of the universe

Tessa HayhurstNovember 21, 2024November 21, 2024015 mins

Tessa Hayhurst explores the different theories of the origins of the universe and what that could mean for its future.

Olivia AllenNovember 20, 2024November 20, 202409 mins

Olivia Allen reports on the launch of the Europa Clipper, which will reach Jupiter’s moon Europa in the year 2030.

Lauryn FosterNovember 20, 2024November 20, 2024013 mins

Lauryn Foster reflects on recent developments within the world of brain-computer interfaces and evaluates their future potential.

Jen JiangNovember 18, 2024November 18, 202407 mins

Jen Jiang reports on a new study involving the induction of endosymbiosis to investigate a key step of eukaryotic evolution.

Divya GaneshNovember 11, 2024November 11, 2024010 mins

Divya Ganesh reports on the experiments causing Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun to win the 2024 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.

Emanuel BorNovember 11, 2024November 11, 2024013 mins

In the last instalment of the IP landmark cases series, Emanuel Bor reflects on a case which determined the definition of inventorship.

The Oxford ScientistNovember 4, 2024November 4, 2024013 mins

Culture editors Catherine Wang and Erin Adlard give recommendations for this term’s must-watch and must-reads for those who love science.

Emanuel BorNovember 4, 2024October 28, 2024011 mins

In the fourth instalment of the IP landmark case series, Emanuel Bor reflects on the case that determined the patentability of surgery.

Corenna TwissNovember 3, 2024November 3, 202409 mins

Corenna Twiss reports on the recent retraction of a seminal stem cell paper with over 4,500 citations due to evidence of data falsification.

Andrea La FleurNovember 1, 2024November 1, 202409 mins

Andrea La Fleur reports on how John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton won the Nobel Prize in physics for their work on machine learning.