Deadly meat allergies from tick bites are on the rise. Should you be worried?
Tick season is booming, and with it come fears over a potentially deadly tick-borne allergy to meat. Discovered just under 20 years ago, alpha-gal syndrome
Injection halves risk of chromosome error common in older human eggs
Cells with a signal indicating the presence of too many chromosomes DEPT. OF CLINICAL CYTOGENETICS, ADDENBROOKES HOSPITAL/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Human eggs that contain too many
Evocative photos of Canadian Arctic win New Scientist Editors Award
A hunter in Tuktoyaktuk in Canada’s Northwest Territories uses decoy geese to lure birds Natalya Saprunova The realities of a changing global climate collide with
A volcano has erupted remnants of Earth’s primordial magma ocean
Submarine reliefs produced by a survey off the coast of Mayotte in 2019, showing the new underwater volcano Fani Maoré Campagne MAYOBS2 A rising underwater
I’m the first person whose life was saved by CRISPR base editing
Alyssa Tapley received life-saving CRISPR treatment Alyssa Tapley When the bone marrow transplant failed to treat my leukaemia, it was like: this is it, there’s
Ancient human DNA found on cave art for the first time
A sample is collected from a rock art figure in Tebellín, Spain ABAMIA ARKEOS-ALBERTO MARTÍNEZ VILLA Ancient human DNA can survive on cave walls and
Screwworm could be the first species targeted by an ‘extinction drive’
Tusk-like mandibles protrude from a screwworm larva’s mouth Scott Camazine/Alamy In a few cases, the extinction of a species would be a good thing. That’s
Most portable air conditioners suck – but there’s an easy fix
Single-hose air conditioners suck hot air in from outside Ton Hazewinkel/Getty Images Thinking of getting a portable air conditioner as sweltering heatwaves become more common?
Waves reflecting off Earth’s core shifted Japan after 2011 earthquake
The fishing port of Kesennuma, Japan, in the aftermath of the Tohoku earthquake in 2011 Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Around 15 minutes
Sperm have been made magnetic to allow IVF inside the body
IVF has helped many people overcome fertility problems, but could be improved by doing more of the process within the body ZEPHYR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Embryos