Ozempic: more than a weight-loss drug
Studies suggest that Ozempic has been found to reduce alcohol cravings, cigarette smoking, and obesity-related cancers.
Anglerfish spotted in Canary Islands
An anglerfish has gone viral on social media after a team of researchers based in the Canary Islands on January 26th spotted the fish weaving its way to the surface of the ocean. Anglerfish are bony fish, which have a distinctive luminescent fin ray acting as a lure for other
Plastic ice seen with elastic-neutron scattering
While on Earth we mostly encounter the hexagonal, crystalline ice (like ice cubes, glaciers, snow), there are at least 20 other known ice phases, many of which have merely been theorised to exist in particular temperature and pressure conditions. One of those is plastic ice, which differs from "conventional&
Just Changing Approvals...
Science Editor James Desmet explores the EU’s new unionising clinical trial assessment criteria.
Trump’s war on DEI threatens scientific research
Universities and researchers are self-censoring to protect their funding
Molecules to miracles: a chemical biology revolution
The breakthrough drug therapies that redefined disease treatment
This Week in Science (14/02/2025)
A wobbly planetary core and a dinosaur with sloth-like hands
Why nuclear energy shouldn’t be the solution
Much of the public is afraid of nuclear power. Four or five high-profile disasters over the last century — not to mention the constant spectre of atomic weapons — weigh heavily on the global conscience. Nuclear energy has a grim reputation. There is a growing opinion, however, that these fears are entirely
The history of string theory
Explained by Imperial Professor of Theoretical Physics, Amihay Hanany
Nuclear: fear over fact
The splitting of the atom was arguably the biggest scientific achievement of the 20th century. Nuclear fission, however, became a two-sided coin that we know all too well. Today it provides low-carbon energy in nearly limitless amounts with excellent safety statistics—while oxymoronically being the centre of the tragedies in
This Week In Science (06/01/2025)
First bird flu–related death in the US The Louisiana Department of Health has reported the first death from H5N1 bird flu in the US. Public health experts emphasise, however, that the risk to the general public remains low. The individual who passed was a man over the age of
Earth’s oldest fossil
Science writer Doyeon Myeong discusses the Brasier–Schopf debate on the origin of Earth’s oldest fossil.