A utopian future for the planet: How ‘human solidarity’ can see us through
Sci-fi stories feel irrelevant to writer Kim Stanley Robinson now as his focus shifts to climate change
Belfast-based Neurovalens secures funding for clinical trial
Company seeking to use technology to treat anxiety and PTSD
Researchers link bacterial strain in animal gut to maternal behaviour
Findings provide ‘more evidence that there is a gut-brain connection’
Could a Covid-19 smell test help bring coronavirus under control?
A new study hints that odour-based screens could quash outbreaks. Some experts are sceptical
Should you take your shoes off at home?
If you’re worried about harmful bacteria getting inside and making you sick, relax
A mini-revolution in brain science
How ‘mini-brains’ grown in laboratories are helping us understand human brain development
Wave goodbye to memory loss
Older people can now have the recall of a 20-year-old, with the help of a gentle brain stimulator. Pity the therapy won’t be widely available for years
Are germs in your gut influencing the brain?
The body’s microbial community may be playing a role in dementia and autism
Irish researchers help solve cosmic riddle on birth of black holes
Study turns upside down belief that hole formation could only happen in regions bombarded by powerful radiation
Switching between hiking gear and lab coat, scientists probe the evolution of dinosaurs
An evolutionary biologist has begun editing genes in living fish eggs to probe how fins became hands and feet
Finnish-style reforms proposed under new blueprint for primary education
Greater emphasis is put on learning through play instead of traditional formal lessons
Vision restored to 12 US children with stem-cell lenses
Surgeries labelled ‘one of the finest achievements in the field of regenerative medicine’
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