Loss of smell may be an early sign of Alzheimer’s in at-risk people
People who carry a genetic variant that raises the risk of Alzheimer's disease may start to lose their sense of…
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The foolproof way to win any lottery, according to maths
How can you guarantee a huge payout from any lottery? Take a cue from combinatorics, and perhaps gather a few…
You don’t need to take drugs like Ozempic consistently to lose weight
People with disrupted access to GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic, still seem to lose substantial amounts of weight
3D-printing could make it easier to make large quantum computers
As quantum computers get larger, they may become truly useful – 3D-printing a key component of some quantum computers may…
Have we already breached the 1.5°C global warming target?
Although the climate goals set by the Paris Agreement are based on the long-term average temperature, one year of high…
Robotic pigeon reveals how birds fly without a vertical tail fin
A flying robot uses its bird-like tail to maintain stability in flight – a technique that could enable more aerodynamic…
Cloud-inspired material can bend light around corners
Light can be directed and steered around bends using a method similar to the way clouds scatter photons, which could…
Cameras that work like our eyes could give boost to astronomers
Neuromorphic cameras, which only record data when a pixel's brightness changes, may be advantageous for capturing extremely bright and dim…
Jaguar breaks records by swimming at least 1.3 kilometres
A 1.3-kilometre swim by a jaguar is the longest ever confirmed, but the cat's motives for making the journey are…
Pregnancy’s lasting effects on different parts of the body revealed
An "unprecedented view" of how the body changes during and after pregnancy has revealed many long-lasting impacts on the liver,…