[ad_1] By Simon Ings The symbol of the QAnon far-right conspiracy theory Pacific Press/Lightrocket via Getty Images You Are Here Whitney Phillips and Ryan M. Milner Advertisement MIT Press THIS is a book about pollution, not of the physical environment, but of our civic discourse. It concerns disinformation (false, misleading information deliberately […]
[ad_1] These strikingly beautiful images are shortlisted in the UK Institute of Cancer Research’s Science and Medical Imaging Competition and show a wealth of techniques at work Health 3 March 2021 By Gege Li Dr Marta Fores Maresma Institute of Cancer Research’s Science and Medical Imaging Competition: shortlisted images THESE striking images show the intricate […]
[ad_1] By Jonathan O’Callaghan Computer artwork of a “hot Jupiter” and its parent star DETLEV VAN RAVENSWAAY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Astronomers may have detected a planet around a nearby star – potentially the second hottest exoplanet ever found. Spencer Hurt at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and his colleagues used 10 years of observations of Vega, […]
[ad_1] By Clare Wilson A woman receiving a covid-19 vaccine in Massachusetts Getty Images Some people with long covid, in which people have long-lasting symptoms after a covid-19 infection, are reporting improvements in their health after being vaccinated against the coronavirus. The reports are based on anecdotes and a small informal survey rather than a […]
[ad_1] By Priti Parikh Discarded tangerines in Dnipro, Ukraine Ukrinform/Shutterstock Over one-sixth of all food produced globally ends up thrown away, a UN analysis has found. Around 931 million tonnes of food went into the waste bins of households, retailers, restaurants and other food services in 2019. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UK […]
[ad_1] By Matthew Sparkes AI can tell AF archive/Alamy When AI sees a picture of Spider-Man, the comic book hero, it can conjure the idea of a spider – an advanced connection that humans make, and which now seems to be happening in neural networks designed to mimic our brains. In the 1960s, neuroscientist Jerry […]
[ad_1] By Krista Charles People in Finland in 1941 Roman Nerud/Alamy The second world war left a major mark on the genetic composition of Finland, researchers have found, though the work may not have included minority ethnic groups. Matti Pirinen at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and his colleagues looked at the genomes of around […]
[ad_1] By Karina Shah Eggs change a lot during cooking – and we are closer to understanding the process Daniel Day/Getty Images Egg whites are one of the most versatile foods because they can foam, gel and also act as emulsifiers. Very little is known about how the proteins inside egg whites bind together to […]
[ad_1] By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Graham Lawton , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool LICHFIELD, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 26: A nurse draws up a vaccine as members of the public receive their Covid-19 vaccinations. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5pm […]
[ad_1] By Karina Shah A male green tree frog making a mating call Norman Lee Female American green tree frogs use their inflated lungs to dampen the mating calls of other species so they can pick out the ones from males they may mate with. Male frogs use mating calls, ranging from high-pitched cackles to […]