SCIENCE

Mpox: Everything you need to know about the 2024 outbreak

Illustration of the mpox virusGetty Images/Science Photo Library The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency of…

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1 in 5 people in a coma may be aware of their surroundings

Some people in a coma seem to be able to imagine themselves swimming or walkingKENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images One…

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Covid variant JN.1 may have become dominant due to just one mutation

JN.1 spread widely despite many people being vaccinated and having previous covid-19 infectionsDebarchan Chatterjee/NurPhoto/Shutterstock One mutation may have been crucial…

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Existing quantum devices could be used to disrupt the stock market

Commercially available quantum technology could let stock traders coordinate decisions to buy or sell nearly instantaneously using a technique called…

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Rising methane emissions from wetlands may undermine climate targets

Countries are starting to take steps to cut human sources of methane emissions, but climate change is increasing emissions of…

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Rollkur: Are horses in equestrian sports being harmed by neck hyperflexion?

A dressage horseiStockphoto During the Olympic equestrian events of dressage, horses display dance-like steps that demand high levels of muscular…

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The truth about donanemab, lecanemab and the new class of Alzheimer’s drugs

Illustration of amyloid plaques (orange) among brain cellsScience Photo Library/Alamy In early July, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

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SpaceX prepares for Starship flight with first ‘chopstick’ landing

A test of the Super Heavy Booster for Starship’s fifth test flightSpaceX SpaceX is making final preparations for the fifth…

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Early humans began wiping out elephant relatives 1.8 million years ago

Illustration of an animal in the genus Deinotherium, which went extinct after the evolution of humansHeinrich Harder/Florilegius/Alamy​ Human hunting was…

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Covid-19 hit women harder than men in India, unlike most of the world

New Delhi, India, in March 2020, during a curfew imposed as a preventive measure against covid-19Yawar Nazir/Getty Images The covid-19…

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