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Herpes virus could soon be approved to treat severe skin cancer

A cancer-killing virus could soon be approved for use after shrinking tumours in a third of people with late-stage melanoma

08/07/2025

The truth about ivermectin’s supposed health benefits

Interest in the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin skyrocketed during the covid-19 pandemic, but evidence for many of its supposed health claims are lacking

08/07/2025

What will be the climate fallout from Trump's 'big beautiful bill'?

The “One Big Beautiful Bill” just signed by President Trump will slash support for clean energy, leaving the US far short of its Paris Agreement pledge

08/07/2025

70,000 years ago humans underwent a major shift – that’s why we exist

Ancient humans in Africa changed their behaviour in a major way 70,000 years ago, which could explain how their descendants managed to people the rest of the world

08/07/2025

'Flashes of brilliance and frustration': I let an AI agent run my day

Ordering takeaway food, writing emails, reworking presentations: AI assistants are promoted as a way of outsourcing mundane tasks to free up your time for more interesting pursuits. So, what are they actually good for – and what are the risks?

08/07/2025

Mathematicians are chasing a number that may reveal the edge of maths

Some numbers are so unimaginably large that they defy the bounds of modern mathematics, and now mathematicians are closing in on a number that may mark the edge of this bizarre abyss

07/07/2025

Rapid bursts of ageing are causing a total rethink of how we grow old

Suddenly feeling old? Evidence now suggests that rather than a long, steady decline, we dramatically age around three specific times in our lives. Might it be possible to stay younger for longer?

07/07/2025

Did something just hit Saturn? Astronomers are racing to find out

Around seven asteroids or comets are thought to hit Saturn ever year, but we have never spotted one in the act. Now, it seems one astronomer may have caught the moment of impact and the hunt is on for other images to verify the discovery

07/07/2025

AI could be about to completely change the way we do mathematics

Computers can help ensure that mathematical proofs are correct, but translating traditional maths into a machine-readable format is an arduous task. Now, the latest generation of artificial intelligence models is taking on the job, and could change…

07/07/2025

'Hybrid' skull may have been a child of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens

The skull of a 5-year-old girl who lived 140,000 years ago has similarities with modern Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, suggesting her parents might have belonged to different species

07/07/2025

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