Gluten may not actually trigger many irritable bowel syndrome cases
Gluten is a protein found in most types of bread TONO BALAGUER/Getty Images Some people who think gluten worsens their
Your chance of having a boy or girl may not be 50/50
A woman’s age may determine whether she has only sons or daughters Marko Pekic/Getty Images You may assume that a
Ancient rocks show earliest evidence of tectonic activity on Earth
The Pilbara craton in Western Australia is made up of some rocks that are 3.5 billion years old Elizabeth Czitronyi
How government use of AI could hurt democracy
AI could automate some government paperwork, but it comes with serious risks Brett Hondow / Alamy Many countries are exploring
Surgical robots take step towards fully autonomous operations
A surgical robot operating on a dead pig Juo-Tung Chen/Johns Hopkins University An AI-powered robot was able to remove a
Fig trees may benefit climate by turning carbon dioxide into stone
Fig trees may be especially good at removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere Raimund Linke/mauritius images GmbH/Alamy Some fig trees
3D printing could enable a safer long-term therapy for type 1 diabetes
People with type 1 diabetes can’t produce enough insulin to regulate their blood sugar Halfpoint Images/Getty Images Researchers have 3D
Polycystic ovary syndrome may be passed on via chemical tags on DNA
Illustration of enlarged ovaries in someone with polycstic ovary syndrome Science Photo Library/Alamy Polycystic ovary syndrome may be passed down
X-ray boosting fabric could make mammograms less painful
Mammograms can be painful, but they may not need to be Daria Artemenko/Alamy Getting an X-ray can be uncomfortable –
Enigmatic lizards somehow survived near Chicxulub asteroid impact
A yellow-spotted tropical night lizard (Lepidophyma flavimaculatum) Dante Fenolio/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A small, secretive group of lizards that still exists