SCIENCE

Möbius strip-like molecule has an entirely new and bizarre shape

Representation of the electrons in the “half-Möbius”-shaped moleculeIBM Research and the University of Manchester Chemists have discovered a new molecular…

4 months ago

A crisis in cosmology may mean hidden dimensions really exist

DAVID PARKER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Last year, cosmologists working on the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) reported hints that the mysterious…

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NASA’s Artemis moon exploration programme is getting a major makeover

NASA’s Space Launch System has had a tricky startNASA/Cory Huston NASA is shaking up the plan for its Artemis moon…

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Rapamycin can add years to your life, or none at all – it’s a lottery

An illustration of the molecule rapamycin, which may aid extend your life, but then again, may notScience Photo Library The…

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Fish-based pet food may expose cats and dogs to forever chemicals

Some pet foods contain potentially harmful PFAS chemicalsCris Cantón/Getty Images Many pet foods – especially those based on fish –…

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More dog breeds found to have high risk of breathing condition

Pekingese (left) and Japanese chin (right) dogs have a high risk of breathing problemsMichael Schultze, KATAMOUNT/Alamy Dog owners are being…

5 months ago

Intermittent fasting probably doesn’t help with weight loss

There may be no need to go hungry – intermittent fasting doesn’t cause weight loss anywayCatherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images Intermittent…

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RNA strand that can almost self-replicate may be key to life’s origins

Artist’s depiction of QT45 (based on AlphaFold3 prediction) overlayed on a microscopy image of the frozen environment that aids RNA…

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Gravitational wave signal proves Einstein was right about relativity

Artist’s impression of a black hole collision that produced GW250114A. Simonnet/Sonoma State University; LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration; University of Rhode Island The…

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Weakening ice shelf has caused crucial Antarctic glacier to accelerate

Giant icebergs have been breaking off the edge of Pine Island ice shelfNASA/Brooke Medley A large and fast-melting glacier in…

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