Science

Scientists find ‘adequately nutritious’ vegan diet for dogs
‘As long as they’re consuming essential nutrients in correct amounts, dogs can be vegan, vegetarian, or meat-eaters’
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Earth’s population may peak at all-time high of about 9 billion in 2050s, research suggests
Extremely high material footprint levels among world’s richest 10% is destabilising the planet
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Study reveals how face transplant patient recognises new appearance as their own
Researchers say their findings could inform future patient care and improve the understanding of the psychological impact of facial disfigurement.
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Researchers find new potential source of water on the moon
A study discovered that glass beads formed by the cooling of melted material ejected by asteroid impacts could contain large quantities of water.
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Endangered freshwater mussels squirt water to help larvae survive – research
The jets disturb the water and attract fish that mussel larvae attach to and grow into adulthood.
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‘Ancient metabolic reaction’ that may have kickstarted life on Earth unravelled by scientists
Scientists call key chemical that may have sparked the reaction ‘Nickelback’
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Major scientific breakthrough could stop breast cancer returning
Research funded by Breast Cancer Now reveals how secondary breast cancer forms and how it might be prevented
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Long covid symptoms ‘linked to face blindness’, says new study
‘It was as if my dad’s voice came out of a stranger’s face,’ says portrait artist studied by researchers
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Dizzy apes provide clues on human need for mind-altering experience
‘The parallel between what the apes were doing and what humans do was beyond coincidental’
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Fungi-tree planting could feed millions while capturing tonnes of carbon, study finds
Research found fungi growing alongside trees could produce nutritious food source for nearly 19 million people per year
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