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Life

Let’s remember that extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence

Health

How vanishing Y chromosomes could help explain men’s ill health

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Mind

How a simple walk can bust stress, boost cognition and fight diseases

Physics

The ‘impossible’ particle hinting at the universe’s biggest secrets

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Life

Let’s remember that extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence

Several recent scientific findings, including signs of life on an exoplanet and 'de-extinction' of the dire wolf have caused a stir but when a claim seems too good to be true it probably is

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A six-and-a-half-centimetre snail is one of the rarest animals at the park. The Giant Magnolia Snail had been thought to have been extinct before living specimens were found in southern Vietnam in 2012.Classified as critically endangered, there are thought to be as few as 300 of the left coiling snail in the world with eight at Longleat and just 56 in European zoos and Safari Parks. Keeper Samantha Peeke has been ensuring they settle in and the snails will soon be able to be seen in the Animal Adventure area of the Park.?They are kept in a sterile environment to protect them, and each has an ID tag. We are hoping they will start breeding which will be incredible for the species. Tom_Anders_GiantSnail

Life

A giant snail that lives up to its name

The giant magnolia snail was thought to be extinct before living specimens were found in southern Vietnam in 2012. There are now around 300 of them

Physics

‘Dark photon’ theory of light aims to tear up a century of physics

Environment

Can climate science attribute economic damage to major polluters?

Health

Lyme disease treated with antibiotic that doesn’t harm gut microbiome

Life

Dire wolf ‘de-extinction’ criticised by conservation group

Technology

Is Keir Starmer being advised by AI? The UK government won鈥檛 tell us

Space

Signs of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b may just be statistical noise

Health

Daily doses of peanuts could desensitise adults with the allergy

Physics

First ever ‘black hole bomb’ created in the lab

Life

‘Bone collector’ caterpillar wears dead insect body parts as disguise

Humans

Humans evolved to survive mild burns at the expense of severe ones

Environment

Colossal ancient icebergs left grooves on the bottom of the North Sea

Life

Bats that walk backwards have developed unusual navigation strategy

Technology

We can build quantum computers using the rules of special relativity

Earth

Ancient supervolcano eruption had surprisingly mild impact on climate

Technology

Jets wrapped in ‘shark skin’ material could fly further on less fuel

Life

Giant coral colony discovered in Red Sea tourism hotspot

Physics

LHC breaks the record for heaviest antimatter nucleus ever seen

Humans

First evidence of gladiator fight with lion seen in Roman-era skeleton

Health

Reducing high blood pressure can cut risk of dementia

Aperture

Out of Africa champagne picnic experience. Masai Mara luxury safari. Kenya Kenya???s national parks and reserves offer tourists the chance to see wild animals in what remains of their natural habitat. In Masai Mara, tourists engage in colonial fantasies while re-enacting the romantic picnic scene in the film Out of Africa. Local Masaai tribesman are employed to provide picturesque authenticity to the experience. Earth???s wildlife populations have plunged by an average of 69% in the last 50 years; 90% of African elephants have been wiped out in the past century. Kenyan national parks provide a sanctuary, but the animals living within them are allowed to survive essentially for human entertainment and reassurance. These animals become, in effect, performers for paying tourists eager to see a nostalgic picture-book image of the natural world.

Environment

Captivating images expose a ‘staged version’ of nature

In his series The Anthropocene Illusion, photographer Zed Nelson highlights the tension between an unfolding environmental crisis and our obsession with 'curating' nature

Features

Physics

The ‘impossible’ particle hinting at the universe’s biggest secrets

Neutrinos have always been hard to explain 鈥� and now the detection of one so energetic it shouldn't exist may help illuminate the strangest corners of the cosmos

Health

How vanishing Y chromosomes could help explain men’s ill health

Mind

How a simple walk can bust stress, boost cognition and fight diseases

Culture

H7X53M Los Cedros River, Cotacachi-Cayapas Reserve, Ecuador

Life

Robert Macfarlane is wrong to cast rivers as life forms in new book

We should protect Earth's rivers and forests with laws. But it is another matter to claim them as living beings, as Robert Macfarlane does in his new book Is a River Alive?

Life

Welcome to a great, straightforward guide to the tree of life

Life

快猫短视频 recommends Ocean with David Attenborough

Environment

This sensational novel shows what climate fiction can be

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Environment

We may soon be able to hold fossil fuel companies to account

A Peruvian farmer's case against energy giant RWE will be decided shortly. But it has already made history, says Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change lead author Friederike Otto

Society

Does science have a future in the US?

Health

Can running too far be bad for your health?

Tom Gauld on the hidden realm of fungi

Twisteddoodles on VR headset scenarios for a cardio workout

Regulars

Comment

Why do so many AI company logos look like buttholes?

Feedback notes the proliferation of AI company logos, and agrees with one blogger's claim that many bear a striking resemblance to a certain anatomical feature

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