The Future Loves You review: Could brain freezing cure all disease – indirectly?
[ad_1] Checking on patients at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scottsdale, Arizona Jesse Rieser/New York The Future Loves YouAriel Zeleznikow-Johnston (Penguin, 28 November) Much of medicine
Creatine: The science behind the gym supplement with benefits for both brain and body
[ad_1] Creatine supplements are commonly available in powder form Shutterstock/RHJPhtotos Creatine is one of the most widely studied performance-enhancing substances in the world. Once dismissed
Brainwave experiment shows minke whales have ultrasonic hearing
[ad_1] The minke whale is a smaller species of baleen whale Kerstin Meyer/Getty Images Brainwave testing of two young baleen whales has revealed they can
Chimpanzees seem to get more technologically advanced through culture
[ad_1] Some chimpanzees use sticks to fish for termites Manoj Shah/Getty Images Wild chimpanzees appear to learn skills from each other and then – much
Worm-like fossil is the oldest ancestor of spiders and crustaceans
[ad_1] 3D laser scan of the specimen, Uncus dzaugisi Mary L. Droser A worm-like creature preserved in ancient rock has just been identified as the
Common chemical in drinking water hasn’t been tested for safety
[ad_1] Millions of US residents may be drinking water containing the potentially harmful compound Yiu Yu Hoi/Getty Images A common disinfectant in drinking water breaks
Putting food waste in the bin felt wrong until I learned where it went
[ad_1] Allerton Waste Recovery Park A.P.S. (UK)/Alamy A few years ago, I spent an interesting if pungent day visiting two of Europe’s most advanced waste
A sliver of lab-grown wood has been made from stem cells
[ad_1] Plant stem cells growing in culture New Dawn Bio What may be the world’s first piece of lab-grown wood isn’t quite big enough to
World’s thinnest spaghetti won’t please gourmands but may heal wounds
[ad_1] The pasta nanofibres Beatrice Britton/Adam Clancy Scientists have produced the world’s thinnest spaghetti strands, 200 times slimmer than a human hair. These would challenge
Is this the pettiest it is possible to be in an academic article?
[ad_1] Revenge on referees Our news colleagues Jacob Aron and Michael Le Page have drawn Feedback’s attention to a post on social media site BlueSky,