mRNA drugs could protect against almost any kind of viral infection
mRNA drugs might be able to protect against a huge range of viruses by turning on key parts of our innate defences against infection
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How tiny black holes would behave inside the sun, Earth – and us
In this episode of Dead Planets Society, our hosts place primordial black holes in a variety of objects with surprising results
Almost 40 per cent of US girls and young women have low iron levels
Rising rates of vegetarianism and veganism may be causing iron deficiency, a condition that also commonly occurs due to heavy periods
Typos and slang spur AI to discourage seeking medical care
AI models change their medical recommendations when people ask them questions that include colourful language, typos, odd formatting and even gender-n
Artificial cooling ‘urgent’ for Great Barrier Reef after warming spike
A drop in shipping emissions has caused a surge in warming at the Great Barrier Reef, fuelling calls for drastic actions such as marine cloud brighten
Obesity may come in 11 different types, each with their own cause
Obesity could exist in many forms, which may benefit from different treatments and prevention strategies
Why you shouldn’t worry a nap will stop your child sleeping at night
Parents may discourage naps out of concern that their child won’t then sleep at night, but research suggests that is not actually the case
Quantum device detects all units of electricity at once
Defining the fundamental units of electricity used to require two finicky quantum devices – but now scientists have found an easier way to standardise
Euclid space telescope captures 26 million galaxies in first data drop
The European Space Agency has released the first batch of large-scale images from the Euclid space telescope, which astronomers have already used to f
Jupiter’s moon Io has been a volcanic inferno for billions of years
Measurements of sulphur isotopes in Io’s atmosphere show that the moon may have been volcanically active for its entire lifetime