Bamboo, the world’s all-purpose, fastest-growing grass
Two biologists have created Europe’s first botanical laboratory for non-invasive bamboo species in Spain’s Guadalquivir valley
As temperatures soared in Europe last year, so did heat-related deaths, study finds
Scientists say crushing temperatures that blanketed Europe last summer may have led to more than 61,000 heat-related deaths
A short walk helps diabetics control glucose levels
A post-meal walk can reduce blood sugar levels by 17%, according to a meta-analysis of different methods of combating a sedentary lifestyle on a daily basis
Antonio Damasio, neurologist: ‘Our emotions can be good guides, but sometimes they derail us’
The Portuguese scientist talks about feelings, their role in the emergence of consciousness and how they connect us to other living beings
Morten Meldal, Nobel prize winner: ‘Click chemistry will help us defeat cancer and Alzheimers’
The co-inventor of a new, enormously simple type of molecular reaction explains how they can revolutionize the search for new drugs and materials
Costa Rica researchers discover potential for human antibiotic applications in sloth fur
The mammal’s abundant hair houses a world of living beings that balance each other out, opening up potential responses to pathogens that are harmful to humans
The largest study of animal mobility during the Covid lockdown shows how humans disrupt wildlife
The GPS tracking of thousands of mammals confirmed that they moved more than usual, but only where strict confinement was applied over long distances
A woman immune to pain and anxiety opens new avenues for treatment of injuries and stress
The study of a patient who has rare mutation in her FAAH-OUT gene opens the door to the development of pain relievers that don’t carry the addictive risk of opioids
LEGO recreation of magic ‘Harry Potter’ railway platform wins Best Illusion of the Year
An intriguing construction recreates the famous Platform 9 3/4 at King’s Cross, through which the young wizard and his peers disappeared on their way to Hogwarts
Math for the masses: Why pedestrians unconsciously form lines
Equations explain how people spontaneously follow lanes to avoid bumping into each other, according to a recent study published in ‘Science’
Miguel Beato, scientist: ‘We are a plague on the Earth’
The first director of the Centre for Genomic Regulation and an expert in basic cancer research believes that the disease cannot be defeated, but it can be controlled
Time is not the culprit: Why middle age is not responsible for middle-age spread
Are advancing years an impediment to losing weight? Are legends about the relentless metabolism true? Is exercise the answer? We tackle the mythology stored in our stomachs
One of the world’s most cited scientists, Rafael Luque, suspended without pay for 13 years
The prolific chemist, who has published a study every 37 hours this year, has been sanctioned by the University of Córdoba over his research work for other institutions in Russia and Saudi Arabia
Scientists discover active volcano on Venus
Radar images taken by a probe in 1991 suggest there was an eruption on the planet that was double that of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano
Ancient human DNA reveals how Europeans avoided extinction 20,000 years ago
The remains of a hunter who lived during the last ice age reveal that the Iberian Peninsula was perhaps the sole refuge for humans on the continent