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HOW DIALYSIS MACHINES WORK

These lifesaving devices take over the role of failing kidneys

The world's most painful ant sting targets nerves like scorpion venom

Ants that inflict the world’s most painful stings do so by injecting venom that targets their victim’s nerve cells

'Reanimated' hearts can be successfully transplanted

A method for ‘reanimating’ organ donors’ hearts works just as well as the standard approach to collecting hearts for transplantation, new trial data shows. If widely applied, the method could increase the heart donor pool by an estimated 30 per cent

Earth is getting hotter despite government pledges

Average global temperatures are rising at an ever faster rate despite pledges by world leaders to tackle climate change

Hundreds of ancient, invisible structures discovered near our galaxy's centre

Astronomers have discovered hundreds of strange, string-like structures at the centre of our galaxy, possibly tracing the violent path of an ancient black hole eruption

A lung cancer pill drastically cuts the risk of death after surgery

A once-daily pill halved people’s risk of dying from a common lung cancer when they took the drug after tumour-removal surgery, new trial data shows

PUPS IN SCRUBS: DOGS COULD MAKE CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS BETTER FOR EVERYONE

Dogs have been bringing their owners comfort at home for centuries. Now, the pooches are branching out to do it hospitals

ENTOMOLOGY - SPOTTY WINGS MAKE MONARCH BUTTERFLIES MORE AERODYNAMIC

New research shows that the butterflies fly better when they have more spots on their wings

HIDDEN FUNGI ABSORB OVER A THIRD OF EARTH'S FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS

A new study pinpoints a major carbon pool in the filament networks of mycorrhizal fungi found underneath mushrooms

DAILY MULTIVITAMIN CAN DELAY AGE-RELATED MEMORY LOSS

Study finds that a multivitamin pill a day keeps memory decline at bay

THE T.REX WAS ACTUALLY A COWARD... SOMETIMES

According to palaeontologists behind Apple TV+'s Prehistoric Planet 2, the Tyrannosaurus rex was more than willing to run from a fight

THE THREAT OF DAY ZERO

Queues at public water taps could become normal. What can we do to avoid them?

HOW TO THINK BATIONALLY ABOUT AI

The entire planet is hooked on the conversation about Al and its sinister future. But, if you ask those in the know (and we have) our future with machines looks entirely different to what the world's CEOs would have us believe. Here's how to stop worrying and, maybe, learn to love AI...

"Alien" signal arrives from Mars

Could you decode a mysterious message from space?

Extreme isolation

Lock yourself away with the scientists studying the effects of living completely alone.

SCAVENGER HUNT

The summer holidays are almost here and that means The Week Junior Science+Nature's Scavenger Hunt is back.

Melissa Cristina Márquez

Meet the marine biologist who is standing up for sharks.

The human speed limit

We investigate secrets of speed and ask could you ever run as fast as the Flash?

How do aeroplane toilets work?

What happens when nature calls at 10,000 metres high?

THE AGE OF MACHINE LEARNING

Smart computers are changing our world. Are you ready for the reboot?

Should make-up be tested on animals?

The UK has changed a law to allow some make-up products to be tested on animals.

Stargazing in Utah the darkest state

Jamie Carter marvels at the night sky above Utah, a state packed with internationally-recognised dark-sky sites, iconic astrophoto locations and a long history of indigenous astronomy

Boosting detail in nebula photos - a case study

ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY PROCESSING | Expert processing tips to enhance your astrophotos | Combine RGB and narrowband data to give deep, rich images

Q&A A WITH A GALAXY RESEARCHER

Quasars are hungry monsters at the heart of galaxies, but the origins of these powerful objects have long been a mystery

It's time that space had a female face

Equality for women will make a stronger space sector, says Gabriella Goddard

A year with JWST

To celebrate JWST’s first year of operation, Jenny Winder takes a look at some of the landmark scientific discoveries it has made over the last 12 months

Euclid Shedding light on the dark Universe PRO

A new European space telescope launching this month will tackle the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, reports Govert Schilling

Star swallows planet whole

Bloated star gives a dusty belch as it engulfs one of its orbiting planets

Building Magrathea

Worlds that orbit two white dwarfs could be relatively common

THE FACE ON MARS AND OTHER SHAPES IN SPACE

Humans keep finding patterns among the stars, helping us locate and recognise astronomical wonders