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by Ian Sample Science editor / 13min
Discovery in Siberia suggests bacterium from raw marmots devastated hunter-gatherer tribes about 5,500 years ago The earliest evidence for an outbreak of plague has been uncovered at late stone age cemeteries in south-eastern Siberia where dozens of hunter-gatherers and their children were buried. Ancient DNA collected from the remains suggests the disease tore through the sparse communities in d
by Patrick Barkham / 13min
Researchers also discover bees can adjust their diets when pollen sources do not provide healthy level of nutrients Honeybees blend a special “baby food” to give their larvae a balanced diet, with adult bees also able to regulate their feeding to avoid overconsuming certain nutrients, according to a study. Researchers have discovered that bees can adjust how much they eat when pollen sources do n
Spielberg’s sci-fi blockbuster starring Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor may be spectacular, but it misjudges how much humans are prepared to tolerate abuse of groups we see as ‘other’ Steven Spielberg has converted his longstanding fascination with the possible existence of aliens into considerable commercial and critical success and now, 49 years after Close Encounters and 44 after ET, the film-ma
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by Severin Carrell Scotland editor / 10h
Minnie the Minx and Macbeth feature in National Library’s exploration of how rainfall has shaped Scottish science, literature, history and identity It seems fitting that, 250 years ago, one of Scotland’s foremost scientists took a close interest in what is arguably the country’s most famous feature: rain James Hutton, celebrated by Scots as the father of modern geology, went so far as to write a
by Nicola Davis Science correspondent / 11h
Experiments show 29 animals moved towards a treat-filled bucket 60% of the time when guided by a researcher When it comes to following human cues, it seems the greatest of all time might actually be the goat. Researchers have discovered that, like young children, goats are able to follow the direction of a human voice to find an item. Continue reading...
Jun 15, 2026
Tech is helping to identify and save new specimens and could open ‘genomic goldmine’ of fungi data The rise of AI and digitisation could be a turning point in the “race against extinction” faced by botanists trying to identify and save vital plants before they vanish, according to a major report from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. New technology is enabling scientists to track how flowering times ha
Health advocates criticized Kennedy’s move demanding answers from journal that removed ‘flawed’ vaccine study Robert F Kennedy Jr , the US health secretary, is demanding answers from a medical journal that recently removed a paper suggesting a link between vaccines and infant death, saying their decision was “of great interest to me”. Public health advocates immediately criticized the move, and s
by Guardian Staff / 1d
Readers respond to an report on experiments that have shown a left-turn bias among humans It is not quite true to say that no one knows why people prefer to turn left and walk anticlockwise ( Report, 10 June ). Research by the French professor of physiology Raphaël Dubois in the 19th century revealed the existence of a phenomenon in the natural world that he called the “antikinetic gyratory movem
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The UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, has announced a social media ban for under-16s, as part of an online safety drive that aims to go even further than the world’s first ban, introduced by Australia last year. Many parents have welcomed the proposals, but scientists have pointed to the lack of strong evidence for the efficacy of bans, and some campaigners have argued that the proposal allows soc
by Devi Sridhar / 2d
As the isolation period comes to an end for those caught up in the outbreak on a cruise ship, let’s celebrate a good news story British passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship where the hantavirus outbreak first occurred will finish their isolation periods next Monday. This is a public health success story worth celebrating, because so many worse results were possible. We heard so much about w
Jun 14, 2026
by Stuart Clark / 2d
Three-day-old moon will be about its own width away from luminous planet in constellation of Cancer A silver sliver of moon joins the bright beacon of Venus this week for a delightful twilight conjunction. The moon will be just over three days old and only 11% of its visible surface will be illuminated. Venus will be burning brightly and less than a moon’s width away from our natural satellite. T
Geochronologists say basalt columns in Antrim sprang up during volcanic activity over 5.5m years – 8m less than thought For centuries, the tale has been passed from generation to generation: how the Irish giant Finn McCool built the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland to fight Benandonner, his Scottish rival, by hurling chunks of the Antrim coastline into the sea. Now, scientists have revealed i
by Hannah Harris Green / 3d
Medications that target depression, anxiety and poor sleep could help treat pain without opioids’ addictive properties A range of other medications could serve as alternatives to powerful opioids for pain relief in emergency departments, according to a new study . The review paper examined non-opioid medications available in the emergency department at San Francisco general hospital and examined
by Mark Brown / 3d
Leadership hopeful also wants tax revenues from new North Sea oil and gasfields used to cut energy bills Wes Streeting’s pitch to be the next Labour leader will include a plan to increase high-skilled immigration to the UK, arguing that Donald Trump is telling scientists and AI experts they are not welcome in the US. In a speech this coming week, the former health secretary will also say that tax
Poolbeg Pharma to test the treatment in NHS hospitals and says it is also developing a GLP-1 weight loss pill A London-based startup is about to trial a drug at six NHS hospitals that could stop people on cancer immunotherapy getting a life-threatening side-effect. Poolbeg Pharma said its oral drug POLB 001 could make treatment for blood cancer safer by preventing cytokine release syndrome (CRS)
Jun 13, 2026
The company’s response to the launchpad blast has become a key test for Artemis III As Blue Origin tells it, the most spectacular launchpad explosion in recent memory, which destroyed its pioneering New Glenn space rocket last month and severely damaged almost everything around it, was merely a blip. “We will fly again before the end of this year. Gradatim Ferociter ,” Dave Limp, the company’s ch
Jun 12, 2026
by Louis de Bernières / 4d
Junk speak, like junk food, encourages verbal littering. It has to be one of the worst things about life in Britain I live in the Norfolk countryside, and what irritates me most about living here is the deluge of litter that gets thrown out of car windows in the lane outside my house. It is always from junk food outlets, so the question arises as to which way round things are: does junk food turn
Photosynthesis does not always result in wood growth, a key factor in carbon dioxide sequestration Trees may not be able to store as much planet-heating carbon as hoped, a study suggests, with researchers finding photosynthesis does not always lead to wood growth. Scientists studied 137 sites across the US and found trees stopped growing months before the point in the year at which photosynthesis
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