Men taking antibiotics could cut rates of bacterial vaginosis in women
Light micrograph of a cervical smear, or pap smear, from someone with bacterial vaginosis DR. Y. BOUSSOUGAN/CNRI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Women
US scientists rebuild climate risk map deleted from government site
The FEMA map detailed how climate change could affect the risk of various hazards across the US Andrii Biletskyi/Alamy Researchers
We now know how much global warming has delayed the next ice age
Earth during a glacial period Zoonar/Alexander Savchuk/Alamy Without human-induced climate change, Earth may have been on track to plunge into
Big animals have higher cancer risk – but also evolved better defences
African elephants have extra copies of genes that help resist cancer Neil Aldridge/Nature Picture Library/Alamy Bigger animals live longer and
Hair conditioner made from wood is black and smelly, but eco-friendly
The black hair conditioner on the left is derived from the wood powder on the right Fengyang Wang/Stockholm University This
Why AI resorts to stereotypes when it is role-playing humans
AI models struggle to mimic people with particular demographic identities whitebalance.oatt/Getty Images Artificial intelligence models from OpenAI and Meta often
Earth wouldn’t have ice caps without eroding rocks and quiet volcanoes
Antarctic ice on 1 Jan 2024 NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio Earth’s climate isn’t easy to cool down – especially if
Using common painkiller in pregnancy might raise ADHD risk in children
Microscopic view of paracetamol crystals Henri Koskinen/Shutterstock Children whose mothers used paracetamol, also known as acetaminophen, during pregnancy are more
Astronomers have spotted the largest known object in the universe
Artist’s illustration of the large-scale structure of the universe Science Photo Library/Alamy Astronomers have found the largest known structure in
Humpback whale songs have patterns that resemble human language
Humpback whales in the South Pacific Tony Wu/Nature Picture Library/Alamy Humpback whale songs have statistical patterns in their structure that