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Covid-19 news: UK lab may have given 43,000 false PCR test results
By Michael Le Page
, Clare Wilson
, Jessica Hamzelou
, Sam Wong
,…
PCOS and diabetes: contraceptive pill lowers diabetes risk in polycystic ovary syndrome
By Clare Wilson
The contraceptive pill could lower the risk of polycystic ovary syndromeareeya_ann/Shutterstock
Women with the hormonal condition polycystic…
PCOS: Pill lowers diabetes risk for those with polycystic ovary syndrome
By Clare Wilson
The contraceptive pill could lower the risk of polycystic ovary syndromeareeya_ann/Shutterstock
Women with the hormonal condition polycystic…
Snakes: Diets began including mammals after dinosaur extinction
By Chen Ly
A snake eating a birdShutterstock
The diets of snakes diversified massively in the aftermath of the mass extinction event that wiped out the…
Ghost Robotics: US military may get armed dog-like robot with night vision
By David Hambling
A four-legged robot with a rifle displayed at a meeting of the Association of the United States ArmyGhost Robotics
The US military may be…
Snakes: Viper species from the Tibetan plateau discovered in museum
By Jake Buehler
The Nujiang pit viper (Gloydius lipipengi) – a new speciesShi et al.
If you picture the habitats frequented by venomous snakes, it’s tempting…
Space: Mysterious dimming of a distant star may be from shape-shifting dust
By Leah Crane
The TIC 400799224 stellar system, home to mysterious eventsDECaPS; Schlafly et al. 2018
Around a star about 2300 light years away, something…
How the Hubble Telescope opened a new window on the cosmos
By Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
NASAFOR a brief, horrifying period this year, the Hubble Space Telescope wasn’t working, and it wasn’t clear whether it would ever…
Long covid: Can clinics in England cope if cases rise this winter?
By Adam Vaughan
Victoria Jones-WPA Pool/Getty ImagesThe number of people with long covid who get a successful referral to specialist clinics in England has…
Junk food: Consumption of processed products in US is rising
By Carissa Wong
US adults are consuming more junk food now than in 2001Brauner, Michael/StockFood
US adults have been eating more highly processed junk food…