In episode 1 of What’s in a name we look at how species are named, and whether the current system needs to evolve in the face of societal pressure.
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People have profoundly altered the planet’s soundscape. It’s time to quieten down so that other species can thrive.
People have profoundly altered the planet’s soundscape. It’s time to quieten down so that other species can thrive.
An innovative technique called HORNET uses atomic force microscopy and a machine-learning architecture called a deep neural network to recapitulate the 3D structures of individual RNA molecules.
We investigate how ancient humans ran and hear from climate scientists who are rising to the challenges of an impending Trump presidency. We hear that a 2020 study promoting hydroxychloroquine for ...
The discovery that peptides from myelin proteins in the brain help the immune system’s T cells to suppress autoimmunity could pave the way to developing therapies for inflammatory brain diseases.
At the interface between Asia and Europe, the Caucasus region was a melting pot during the Bronze Age and the origin of the earliest steppe pastoralist societies. Ancient-DNA analyses reveal how ...
Artefacts from a Mesopotamian archaeological site suggest that people in the region founded and later rejected an early form of the organized state.
We learn that our skin might have an immune system of its own and follow one man’s long walk along the path of humanity’s greatest migration. We enjoy the most stunning science images of the ...
More than 100 clinical trials put stem cells for regenerative medicine to the test. It’s a turning point for a field beset with ethical and political controversy.
The discovery that peptides from myelin proteins in the brain help the immune system’s T cells to suppress autoimmunity could pave the way to developing therapies for inflammatory brain diseases.