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Scientists might soon cure balding. Here’s how
A new understanding of balding means scientists are poised to cure it once and for all.
Here’s what we’re getting wrong about prostate cancer
Does screening more men for prostate cancer actually save lives?
Behind the bold mission to upload every immune system in the world - including yours
The Humane Immunome Project could solve the next pandemic and make healthcare equal for all – but it has a long way to go.
In pictures: 10 ingenious green cities around the world
Featuring Amsterdam, Vancouver, Singapore...and Nottingham, UK.
How science can help you make better decisions
Even with the best will in the world making the right choice can be difficult sometimes.
Scientists are racing to conceive the first baby in space. Here’s why
If we’re going to colonise space, we need to talk about reproduction in low gravity.
Care about animals? Then you need to stop treating them like humans
A recent encounter between sailors and killer whales highlights the need for deeper understanding of the natural world.
Looking to lose weight? Here’s why exercise (probably) won’t work
Wanting to shed that spare tyre? It's not as easy as it seems. Trust me, I cycled the length of the country.
Stone tools accidentally made by Thai monkeys are surprisingly similar to those made by early humans
The discovery may point to the origins of human tool use.
Instant Genius Podcast | Irrational thinking and beliefs, with Steven Pinker
Are we innately rational or irrational beings? We spoke to cognitive scientist Steven Pinker to get a better understanding of the rationality of humans.
Don’t sneer, national mourning is a fundamental part of human bonding. Here's the neuroscience
The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II saw hundreds of thousands of mourners line the streets of London to pay their respects to Britain's longest-reigning monarch.
Genetic analysis of 2,500-year-old Viking poo sheds light on one of humanity's oldest parasites
Though now rare in industrialised countries, the whipworm still infects around 500 million people worldwide and can cause serious illness in the weak or malnourished.
Were the bones of soldiers that died at the Battle of Waterloo sold as fertiliser? Probably, archaeologists say.
Very few human remains have been found at the site of the conflict despite thousands of soldiers being killed.
Did a huge comet impact ignite civilisation on Earth as we know it?
A new analysis suggests society may have started with a bang.
Royal purple cloth from the time of the Old Testament found in Israel
Scientists discovered the rare, 3,000-year-old fabric remnants in an Iron Age slag heap.