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Neurons that restore walking in paralysed patients
Neurons that restore walking in patients with spinal cord injuries have been identified.
What peat can tell us about our future
Peat can offer us early alarm bells to climate change tipping points.
Seismic events on Mars
New data from Nasa reveals information on Mars’ origin and evolution.
The most powerful explosion ever recorded
A celestial explosion has produced the brightest beam of light ever observed
Inserting human neurons into the brains of rats
Fusing the brain of a human with a rat could offer insight into neurological disorders
Nobel Prize 2022: The science behind the winners
We meet the winners behind this week’s Nobel Prize announcements
The final moments of DART
Reflections on NASA’s latest mission as it hits an asteroid 11 million km from earth
Should we mine the deep sea?
A new license for deep sea mining could change the way we harvest rare earth minerals.
Science and the causes behind Pakistan’s floods
A new report demonstrates the impact of global warming on flooding in Pakistan.
The genetics of human intelligence
A single gene mutation may have propelled a major leap in human brain development