Author: hatman

People with irritable bowel syndrome are often only given treatments like cognitive behavioural therapy after others have failed, but research suggests this approach is more effective than we thought

The longevity of naked mole rats may partly be due to them having a variant of a key protein that boosts DNA repair – a discovery that could help extend our own lives

Short pulses of light that impart rotation on a material’s atoms can be used to switch a property called ferroaxiality, which could let us build very stable and efficient memory devices

A woman’s fertility declines with age, which is often attributed to a fall in egg number and quality, but the environment of the ovaries themselves may also be responsible

Feedback is shocked to learn that one of our most cherished metaphors involving roses and thorns really needs to be revisited. That’s what happens when you invite the botanists to play

Despite public promises by many fossil fuel firms that they are investing in the green transition, it turns out that they have made little contribution to the growth of renewable energy

Just because a food is ultra-processed doesn’t mean it is unhealthy. Regulation and eating advice must reflect this, say Julia Belluz and Kevin Hall, co-authors of Food Intelligence: The science of how food both nourishes and harms us

The conspiracy theory that bad actors use “chemtrails” from aircraft to poison us sucks energy from legitimate protest against aviation’s effects on the climate, says Graham Lawton

In her new book, earth scientist Anjana Khatwa writes a love letter to Earth’s rocks and mountains, offering a passionate blend of science and spirituality

The first ever transplantation of a pig’s liver into a living person helps us better understand how animal organs can be used to prolong, or even save, lives