Science
Landmark vitiligo cream targets immune cells that disrupt pigmentation
A cream that directly disrupts the underlying causes of the skin patches seen in the condition vitiligo will b...
Loophole found that makes quantum cloning possible
Duplicating the information held in quantum computers was thought to be impossible thanks to the no-cloning th...
Stone Age symbols may push back the earliest form of writing
Mysterious signs engraved on objects reveal that a form of proto-writing may have been used in Europe 40,000 y...
It’s your perception of sleep that’s making you feel tired all day
How we feel about a night’s sleep can have a bigger impact on mood and grogginess than actual hours of rest. H...
A horse's whinny is unlike any other sound in nature
Horses use their larynx to make two sounds simultaneously, so they are effectively singing and whistling at th...
We need to get better at identifying postpartum depression in dads
Around 40 per cent of people are unaware that men can experience postpartum depression too — that has to chang...
Fish-based pet food may expose cats and dogs to forever chemicals
A survey of 100 commercial foods for dogs and cats revealed that PFAS chemicals appear in numerous brands and...
Humans are the only primates with a chin – now we finally know why
Biologists have debated the reason why Homo sapiens evolved a prominent lower jaw, but this unique feature may...
Postpartum depression in dads is common – we can now spot and treat it
Fathers may get postpartum depression at a similar rate to mothers, but it’s often overlooked. At last, the wa...
Fresh understanding of the causes of migraine reveals new drug targets
New insights into the causes of migraine are prompting a fresh look at a drug target that was sidelined 25 yea...
Atmospheric pollution caused by space junk could be a huge problem
After a Falcon 9 rocket stage burned up in the atmosphere, vaporised lithium and other metals drifted over Eur...
New fossils may settle debate over mysterious sail-backed spinosaurs
Spinosaurs have sometimes been portrayed as swimmers or divers, but a new species of these dinosaurs bolsters...
Is our galaxy’s black hole actually made of dark matter?
An exotic type of dark matter could explain some of the characteristics of our galaxy’s central supermassive b...
Why it's high time we stopped anthropomorphising ants
We have long drawn parallels between ants and humans. Now we are comparing the insects to computers. It is tim...
Microbe with the smallest genome yet pushes the boundaries of life
Symbiotic bacteria living inside insect cells have lost much of their DNA over hundreds of millions of years,...
More dog breeds found to have high risk of breathing condition
An assessment of nearly 900 dogs has identified 12 breeds prone to brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome,...
Why some people cannot move on from the death of a loved one
Prolonged grief disorder affects around 1 in 20 people, and we're starting to understand the neuroscience behi...
Data centres could store information in glass for thousands of years
Microsoft researchers have developed a technology that writes data into glass with lasers, raising the prospec...