Eating at night could boost your muscles and help you run for longer
A study in mice has shown that eating during what would normally be a resting period helps build muscle fibres…
Malaria vaccine shows promise against relapsing form of the disease
A vaccine induced an immune response against the malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax, which can remain dormant in the body and…
Google AI helps doctors decide whether to trust diagnoses made by AI
Knowing when to say “I don’t know” is a key issue for artificial intelligence tools, which a new AI for…
Robot dog can stifle weeds by blasting them with a blowtorch
A Spot robot equipped with a blowtorch can locate weeds on farms and precisely heat them up to stop them…
Neolithic engineers used science knowledge to build megalith monument
A monument in southern Spain that dates to between 3600 and 3800 BC appears to have been built with an…
‘Sexome’ microbes swapped during sex could aid forensic investigations
Forensic scientists investigating cases of sexual assault may be able to use the genital microbiome to identify the perpetrator, as…
Go-to therapy for chronic sinus condition doesn’t work that well
Surgery, not antibiotics, might be the best way to treat chronic rhinosinusitis, a condition that leaves people with a permanently…
Weird microbial partnership shows how complex life may have evolved
Connecting tubes between bacteria and a kind of microbe called archaea may reflect a symbiotic relationship that led to complex…
Mars used to have wet and dry seasons similar to ones on Earth
The Curiosity rover has discovered hexagonal patterns in ancient mud on the Red Planet, which hints at cyclical wet and…
Robotic chemist discovers how to make oxygen from Martian minerals
A chemistry robot analysed meteorite samples and tested a range of catalysts, demonstrating a possible approach for producing oxygen at…