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From the subtle differences between memory lapses and brain disease to the lifestyle changes that can lower your risk, Dr Tim Beanland at Alzheimer’s Society helps you navigate the facts about dementi ...

As sellers on the dark web advertise drug-infused e-liquids, researchers investigate the trend for vaping substances like heroin and methamphetamine A project is kicking off in the Sierra Nevada ...

After a career spent grappling with the neural underpinnings of autism, Uta Frith is unwavering in her controversial call to ...

Rowan Hooper met ecologist Suzanne Simard under an oak tree in Kew Gardens, London, to talk about her new book, criticism of ...

A study of soils around the Arctic and boreal forests has found that some wildfires are releasing carbon stored over ...

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Government departments and other public bodies in the UK must consider requests to release information about AI-produced ...

Genetically altered bacteria can synthesise gadusol, a naturally occurring compound found in zebrafish eggs that could be ...

Scientific disciplines often shy away from asking fundamental "what if" questions. But philosophy – if unencumbered by dogma ...