Science & Health
Reproducibility: A foundation of scientific credibility
Many people have been there. The dinner party is going well until someone decides to introduce a controversial topic. In ...
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Just like magic: Tapping into the secrets of the human mind
Magicians have long been masters of mind games, turning our brain’s quirks and blind spots into moments of pure astonishment. ...
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Separating facts from fake news in the realm of health and nutrition
The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated a vast landscape of misinformation about many topics, science and health chief among them. Since then, information overload continues unabated, and ...
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In science we trust
Public trust in scientists is vital. It can help us with personal decisions on matters like health and provide evidence-based ...
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How too much security threatens the era of global science collaboration
Amid heightened tensions between the United States and China, the two countries signed a bilateral science and technology agreement on 13 ...
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If correlation doesn’t imply causation, how do scientists figure out why things happen?
Most of us have heard the phrase “correlation does not equal causation”. But understanding how scientists move beyond identifying correlations ...
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The whole story of human evolution – from ancient apes, to Lucy and us (Part 2)
This article is the second part in a two-part series. Read the first part here. Homo erectus (about 1.8m up to ...
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The whole story of human evolution – from ancient apes, to Lucy and us (Part 1)
This article is the first in a two-part series. In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the ...
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What will AI really mean for science?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken centre stage in basic science. The five winners of the 2024 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and ...
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Understanding the evolution of tipping points
Dying coral reefs, rainforests transforming into savannas, grasslands turning into deserts – these are ecosystem “tipping points”, boundary lines we’re ...
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The American diet: Serving up sickness
Most of you will be aware of the acronym ‘SAD’, standing for the Standard American Diet. Yes? That diet, since ...
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How science really works
This article is part of our ‘Celebrate Science’ feature series to mark National Science Week, 10-18 August 2024. A man ...
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