Gene therapy injection into spinal cord halts ALS in adult mice
A new way to deliver DNA to spinal nerve cells brings us a step closer to a gene therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Why Dorothy Hodgkin should be pictured on the UK’s new £50 note
Dorothy Hodgkin should be on the new £50 note, says Alice Bell. She discovered the structure of vitamin B12 and is the only British woman to have won a science Nobel
Your gut is full of neurons and they are replaced every 2 weeks
A mouse study suggests most neurons in the intestines die every two weeks. An imbalance in the number of neurons could lead to gut diseases or even Parkinson’s
Your old, unwanted clothes can be turned into building materials
Every year millions of tonnes of clothes are sent to landfill. A new project shows how they could be reused as tiles and panels for home interiors
LIGO to publish new paper in wake of New Scientist investigation
Following New Scientist’s investigation into doubts around the 2015 discovery of gravitational waves, LIGO has announced it will publish a new clarifying paper
AI’s weirdest creations include beef truffles and diving board hats
Artificial intelligence has been used to dream up everything from new perfumes to pizzas, I went to them in real life
Pacific island to ban some sun creams in a bid to save its coral reefs
The Pacific nation of Palau is banning some sunscreens because they may be damaging to coral reefs. Anyone caught flouting the rules will be fined up to $1000
Lengthy warm spells and heavy rainfall are on the rise in the UK
Warm spells, tropical nights, and heavy rainfall are all on the rise in the UK, according to 60-years of data analysed by the Met Office
US army tool will automatically inject an antidote during a gas attack
The US army is building a device that during a chemical attack will automatically identify the chemical agent and then inject an antidote
US army tool will automatically inject an antidote during a gas attack
The US army is building a device that during a chemical attack will automatically identify the chemical agent and then inject an antidote