Tiniest ‘ruler’ ever measures distances as small as an atom’s width
[ad_1] This fluorescent technique can precisely measure minuscule distances Steffen J. Sahl / Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences The tiniest “ruler” ever is so
Fast forward to the fluffy revolution, when robot pets win our hearts
[ad_1] “The bodies of the first robot pets were based on cats and dogs, but dragons and Ewoks later became popular” Westend61 / Anna Huber
Earth may be about to pass through the ion tail of a comet
[ad_1] Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) as seen from the Canary Islands on 30 September CARLOS DE SAA/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Earth is about to have a close encounter
There could be 30,000 species of earthworms wriggling around the world
[ad_1] There are probably many more earthworm species than those that have been officially recognised Andia / Alamy Tens of thousands of species of earthworms
Are dog people more resilient than cat people? Apparently so
[ad_1] Cat or dog person? Leah Michelle Baines and Jessica Lee Oliva at James Cook University in Australia say they have discovered that people who
Next-generation technology is a critical mid-step in dementia care
[ad_1] The past few years have seen outstanding progress in medication for previously incurable conditions. Most pertinent for me is the approval of lecanemab for
Living microbes found deep inside 2-billion-year-old rock
[ad_1] Cells found inside ancient rocks, their DNA stained with a green fluorescent dye Y. Suzuki, S. J. Webb, M. Kouduka et al. 2024/ Microbial
Being Ill review: A sharp interrogation of why we retreat from other people’s illnesses
[ad_1] People who are very sick can be reduced to their diagnoses by others Martin Parr/Magnum Photos Being IllNeil Vickers and Derek Bolton (Reaktion Books) In
Do the 2024 Nobel prizes show that AI is the future of science?
[ad_1] AI may increasingly contribute to scientific discoveries Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images It is a common refrain that artificial intelligence is coming to take all our
Take control of your brain’s master switch to optimise how you think
[ad_1] Place a finger on the back of your skull, at a point roughly level with the tops of your ears. Here, deep beneath the