SCIENCE
The 13 drugs and supplements that could slow brain ageing
Our actual age can differ from the age our brain appears to beJulien Tromeur / Alamy Seven genes have been…
Thousands join Stand Up for Science rallies across the US
Stand Up for Science rally in Washington Square Park in New York City on 7 MarchJames Dinneen Thousands of people…
Intuitive Machines: Athena lander reached the moon – but seems to have fallen over
The IM-2 mission in low lunar orbitIntuitive Machines Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander has made it to the moon, but it…
US military wants to grow giant biological structures in space
DARPA envisions growing structures hundreds of metres longScience Photo Library / Alamy Stock Photo The US military is brainstorming ways…
US scientists rebuild climate risk map deleted from government site
The FEMA map detailed how climate change could affect the risk of various hazards across the USAndrii Biletskyi/Alamy Researchers in…
Hunter-gatherers get less sleep than people in industrial societies
Members of the Himba community in Namibia get just 5.5 hours of sleep a night on averageNick Fox / Alamy…
Hair conditioner made from wood is black and smelly, but eco-friendly
The black hair conditioner on the left is derived from the wood powder on the rightFengyang Wang/Stockholm University This sustainable,…
USAID funding freeze devastates reproductive healthcare worldwide
Women lining up at a mobile tent for reproductive health services at a clinic in ZimbabweMSI Zimbabwe/Arete/Tendai Marima The day…
Earth wouldn’t have ice caps without eroding rocks and quiet volcanoes
Antarctic ice on 1 Jan 2024NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio Earth’s climate isn’t easy to cool down – especially if you…
Carbon-neutral hydrogen can be produced from farm waste
Farm waste could be turned into hydrogen fuelImageryBT/Shutterstock Hydrogen could be made using agricultural waste under a new production process…