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I have a 100 per cent chance of getting cancer due to a rare gene
Tracy Hutchinson has a rare mutation of the TP53 geneTracy Hutchinson I…
New Scientist Book Club: Read an extract from Slow Gods by Claire North
Slow Gods by Claire North is the New Scientist Book Club’s read…
If you aren’t terrified by this heatwave, you should be
A red warning for extreme heat was issued for various parts of…
Fluctuating oestrogen levels may alter how drugs enter women’s brains
The effectiveness of an intranasal drug that failed in a late-stage trial…
How some people’s brains make an extraordinary recovery from stroke
Scientists are working to enhance stroke recoveryCraig Boylan A well-known actor who…
New-to-science spider builds trap that flings ants into the air
A ballista spider waits for a green tree ant to bite the…
Faecal transplant makes the brains of old mice act young again
A scanning electron micrograph of the intestinal lining of a mouse, with…
We’ve found a mysterious substance on Titan and Pluto
Titan in ultraviolet and infrared wavelengths, as captured by the Cassini probe…
Most portable air conditioners suck – but there’s an easy fix
Single-hose air conditioners suck hot air in from outsideTon Hazewinkel/Getty Images Thinking…
Remarkable fossils rewrite the story of how animals conquered the land
A fossil baby embolomere from Mazon Creek, IllinoisArjan Mann A set of…
