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Scientists are too easily seduced by beautiful plants. Time to love the ugly ones, too
There's a clear researcher bias towards visually striking plants, and it's not good for the ecosystem.
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There's a clear researcher bias towards visually striking plants, and it's not good for the ecosystem.
From swirly award icons and live stats to a flashlight prompt, what's changed, and why?
The fuel, the noise, the bits that drop off – it all adds up.
New research might have identified weak spots in the Covid-19 virus molecule that could make for even more potent vaccines and treatments in the future.
A dizzying 12 months for a world class science communicator culminated with a huge honour last night. Here's how she got there.
India has reported a new, double mutation coronavirus variant. Mirjam Guesgen explains what that means.
This is not a standard salvage operation: the time pressure, with ships queuing at either end of the strait, will be weighing on everyone’s minds.
A study published today confirms that our first official case was not in fact our first case.
Calls for transparency in modelling by the Climate Change Commission are well and good, but they must not be a mechanism to slow down the urgent work.
Britain seems unable to shake the patronising habit of reproaching its friends on climate ambition, despite being on factually weak grounds.
It all comes down to adjacent rooms and a domestic flight, new research suggests.
A new embryo model could change the way scientists overseas research fertility and prenatal development – but the methods they use won't fly here.
No human made the art hanging on the walls of this Wellington art gallery – it's the creation of the 'mind' of an algorithm.
To reap the rewards of the vaccination programme, we need enough people to take part. Here's the maths.
We learned yesterday that a flight attendant tested positive after having had their first dose of vaccine.
Three future scenarios after today's large offshore earthquakes.
Three future scenarios after today's large offshore earthquakes.
