Blue, green, brown, or something in between – the science of eye colour explained
You’re introduced to someone and your attention catches on their eyes. They might be a rich,…
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How do flowers know it’s spring? A botanist explains
So most plants measure day length using a green pigment called phytochrome (literally plant colour). This…
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Earth models can predict the planet’s future but not their own
Meanwhile, experts say that funding cuts could mean modeling abilities migrate overseas, some science may never…
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Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
DOI: Archaeometry, 2025. 10.1111/arcm.70030 (About DOIs). DOI: Journal of Medieval History, 2025. 10.1080/03044181.2025.2546884 (About DOIs). Snails…
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See Earth’s seasons in all their complexity in a new animated map
The annual clock of the seasons – winter, spring, summer, autumn – is often taken as…
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Figuring out why a nap might help people see things in new ways
Lacaux’s team also experimented with different objects the participants should hold while napping: spoons, steel spheres,…
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Work begins to create artificial human DNA from scratch
2 days ago Pallab Ghosh Gwyndaf Hughes Science Videographer Work has begun on a controversial project…
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India sends its first astronaut into space in 41 years
5 days ago Geeta Pandey Axiom Space Jubilant Indians have been celebrating the successful launch of…
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Killer whales ‘massage’ each other using kelp
11 hours ago Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Orcas in the North Pacific have been…
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New body size database for marine animals is a “library of life”
The ocean runs on size McClain officially launched MOBS as a passion project while on sabbatical…
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Sharks and oysters set to thrive in warmer UK waters
14 hours ago Georgina Rannard Climate and science correspondent Getty Images The UK could see a…
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In most mammals, one gene determines sex. But 100 million years ago, platypuses and echidnas went their own way
For decades, scientists have known that platypuses and echidnas – Australia’s unique egg-laying mammals – have…
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The nine-armed octopus and the oddities of the cephalopod nervous system
Nine arms, no problem In 2021, researchers from the Institute of Marine Research in Spain used…
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Ocean damage unspeakably awful, Attenborough tells prince
4 hours ago Esme Stallard Climate and science correspondent Justin Rowlatt Climate editor Sir David Attenborough…
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AI Meets Biotech: The Future Of Protein Therapeutics With Mike Nally And Jason Silvers
In this episode of FYI – For Your Innovation, Brett Winton and ARK analyst Nemo Despot…
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Columbia University President Booed During Graduation Ceremony
Columbia University alumni burnt and ripped up their diplomas in protest against the institution’s alleged cooperation…
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Solving the mystery of a dinosaur mass grave at the ‘River of Death’
13 hours ago Rebecca Morelle Science editor Reporting fromAlberta, Canada Alison Francis Senior science journalist Hidden…
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Your brain’s role in your politics | The Gray Area
Sean Illing talks with Leor Zmigrod, political psychologist and neuroscientist and author of The Ideological Brain….
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How does consciousness work? Duelling scientists tested two big theories but found no winner
“Theories are like toothbrushes,” it’s sometimes said. “Everybody has their own and nobody wants to use…
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Lichens can survive almost anything, and some might survive Mars
Whether anything ever lived on Mars is unknown. And the present environment, with harsh temperatures, intense…
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A secret mathematical rule has shaped the beaks of birds and other dinosaurs for 200 million years
Most dinosaurs, like Tyrannosaurus rex, have a robust snout with pointed teeth. But some dinosaurs (like…
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We study ‘planktivores’ – and found an amazing diversity of shapes among plankton-feeding fishes
Swim along the edge of a coral reef and you’ll often see schools of sleek, torpedo-shaped…
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Breaking The $100 Genome Barrier: How Ultima Genomics Is Revolutionizing DNA Sequencing
DNA sequencing is on the cusp of a major transformation, and Gilad Almogy, CEO of Ultima…
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‘Curiosity-driven research’ led to a recent major medical breakthrough. But it’s under threat
Earlier this year news broke about doctors in London curing blindness in children with a rare…
