Science (Page 236)

Vadym Lesyk/Shutterstock Cancer is simultaneously one of the most common and devastating diseases in our society. So working out new ways to treat it is an enduring scientific challenge. A protein called p53 plays a key role in the body’s immune response to cancer, and therefore makes an interesting targetContinue Reading

REDPIXEL.PL/shutterstock We constantly make decisions about who to trust. Much of the time we’re bombarded with massive amounts of information on all sorts of different subjects, from science and health, to social issues, economics and politics. But no matter how hard we try – or brilliant we are – noneContinue Reading

Doomscrolling can have a huge impact on our attention, memory and mood. Prostock-studio/Shutterstcok Many people have experienced chronic stress since the pandemic lockdowns. Added to this are the climate crisis, the increasing cost of living and most recently threats to European and global security due to the conflict in Ukraine.Continue Reading

Oksana Mizina/Shutterstock Imagine a cup of tea. Wrap a piece of string around the circumference of the cup, and measure the length of the string. Then, lay your spoon on top of the cup, making sure it lies across the centre of the cup, and measure the length from sideContinue Reading

Wpadington/Shutterstock With the rapid convergence of the gambling and technology spheres over recent years, sports betting has become more accessible, more customisable and more complex. Gone are the days where punters were limited to betting on the winner or loser of a match, and could only do so before theContinue Reading

Kostiantyn Ivanyshen/shutterstock While our knowledge of dinosaurs and other extinct animals has dramatically increased during the last couple of decades, their gaits – the order and timing of how animals move their legs – have remained a blind spot. We are particularly interested in the giant long-necked sauropod dinosaurs, whichContinue Reading

LightField Studios/Shutterstock “Look away now if you don’t want to know the score”, they say on the news before reporting the football results. But imagine if your television knew which teams you follow, which results to hold back – or knew to bypass football altogether and tell you about somethingContinue Reading

Following recent news of Russian shelling of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, which is the largest in Europe, there is great concern over the potential for a Chernobyl-esque release of radioactive material. Several security personnel at the plant were injured by the attack. With six large nuclear powerContinue Reading