An analysis of patient records suggests that mRNA covid-19 vaccines boost the immune response to cancerous tumours when given soon after people start a type of immunotherapy, extending their lives
Can chilli powder really stop animals from digging up your garden?
Chilli powder is touted as a cheap, easy, safe option to protect your garden from foxes and squirrels. James Wong casts a scientific eye on this popular remedy
If you love AI, you’ll love Ken Liu’s new cyberpunk thriller
In Ken Liu’s All That We See or Seem, a once-famous hacker must find a missing dream-weaver. One for AI fans, but it didn’t quite work for Emily H. Wilson
A radical rethink of what makes your diet healthy or bad for you
What you eat has a surprising impact on the pH of your body with wide ranging impacts on your health. But getting the balance right isn’t as simple as eating fewer acidic foods
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‘Nightmare’ calculation may be too tricky for even quantum computers
Quantum computers hold great potential for solving many problems more quickly or efficiently than conventional computers, but researchers are starting to identify where they could falter
Replacing sugar with artificial sweetener may help your gut microbiome
One of the longest trials of artificial sweeteners to date found that they may increase beneficial gut bacteria, though the boost may also be related to weight loss
We can use ordinary sugar in the search for dark matter
Physicists have tried so many different ways to find dark matter, but none has been successful. Now an unexpected contender has entered the arena – ordinary table sugar.
We’re starting to understand why childhood adversity leaves its mark
Experiencing severe hardship in childhood can have a lasting impact. Understanding this better could open the door to more effective treatments
Record-breaking chip sidesteps Moore’s law by growing upwards
A new chip design includes 41 vertical layers of semiconductor and insulator materials, which allow it to outrun the limits of miniaturisation
A purrfect guide to cats and our complex relationship with them
Our bond with cats – which has seen them go from hunter to house pet – may be more diverse than with any other animal. And Jerry D. Moore’s Cat Tales: A history rounds up the lot, says Bethan Ackerley