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A company called Colossal Biosciences says it has revived an extinct species ? the dire wolf. ?On October 1, 2024, for the first time in human history, Colossal successfully restored a once-eradicated species through the science of de-extinction

Society

Why claims about 'resurrecting' dire wolves are the tip of the iceberg

Colossal Biosciences’s "de-extinction" news is just the latest in a slew of eyebrow-raising claims by privately funded researchers. Is the bar for belief lower when those making the claims have a lot of money, wonders Jonathan R. Goodman

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A woman eating a bowl of fruit while wearing exercise clothes

Health

Should your menstrual phase dictate what you eat and how you exercise?

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Quantum computer circuitry illustration. Conventional computers store information as 'bits', with each transistor holding either a 1 or a 0. Quantum computers use quantum bits, or qubits, which operate according to two principles of quantum physics. One of the principles, supposition, allows a qubit to store a 1 and a 0 at the same time. This means two qubits can hold four values at once. The second principle, entanglement, means that the state of one qubit can depend on the state of another. As you expand the number of qubits, the machine becomes exponentially more powerful.

Physics

Quantum theory at 100: Let’s celebrate its power and provocation

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No need to stop the 'brain rot': Modern kids aren't less intelligent

Mind

No need to stop the 'brain rot': Modern kids aren't less intelligent

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2G4A579 3D visualization of gravity distorsion, physical objects in orbit, space, general theory of relativity, law of universal gravitation, scientific

Physics

Why I still love reckoning with the quantum gravity problem

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Physics

Where Schrödinger’s cat came from – and why it’s getting fatter

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Doctors need to listen to the evidence about bed rest in pregnancy

Health

Doctors need to listen to the evidence about bed rest in pregnancy

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Allison Bailey/NurPhoto/Shutterstock (15184551q) Thousands demonstrate for science and research funding, two areas that have been hit particularly hard by the Trump administration and Elon Musk's cuts via the Department of Government Efficiency, in Washington, on March 7, 2025. The demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial featured scientists, members of Congress, and music performers, among others. Thousands attend pro-science demonstration in Washington, DC, United States - 07 Mar 2025

Society

What politicians so often get wrong about science

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https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mars-2020-perseverance/ NASA?s Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie, made up of 62 individual images, on July 23. A rock nicknamed ?Cheyava Falls,? which has features that may bear on the question of whether the Red Planet was long ago home to microscopic life, is to the left of the rover near the center of the image. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Technology

Could brain-computer interface let us inhabit robot avatars on Mars?

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Why pilots are worried about plans to replace co-pilots with AI

Technology

Why pilots are worried about plans to replace co-pilots with AI

A cost-cutting initiative in the world of passenger aviation could see flight-deck staff reduced to just a captain, with their co-pilot replaced by AI. It may save money, but it's a risk too far, argues Paul Marks

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Mind

It is time to close the autism diagnosis gender gap

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Environment

In the city, anyone can be a naturalist-explorer

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Environment

How toilet waste is being rebranded as a valuable resource

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Health

The Ozempic era is only just beginning

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