The brain’s cleaning system can be boosted to rid Alzheimer’s proteins
The glymphatic system is comprised of channels that clear waste from the brain CLAUS LUNAU/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Drugs that boost
You can now buy a DIY quantum computer
Two engineers work on one of Qilimanjaro’s quantum computers Qilimanjaro Quantum computers once seemed like fanciful machines of the future.
Probiotic cream that ramps up heat production could prevent frostbite
A probiotic cream could make visits to extremely cold environments a little bit safer Aurora Photos, USA Polar explorers and
Forget the multiverse. In the pluriverse, we create reality together
J R Eyerman/The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock What is now? The nature of the ever-changing present moment has always fascinated me,
Our extinct Australopithecus relatives may have had difficult births
Illustration of a female Australopithecus sediba carrying an infant JOHN BAVARO FINE ART/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Childbirth was difficult and dangerous
Sharing genetic risk scores can unwittingly reveal secrets
Genetic data can be analysed to estimate your risk of certain conditions Science Photo Library / Alamy Genetic risk scores
How an intern helped build the AI that shook the world
AlphaGo’s victory braodcast on TV Im Hun-jung/Yonhap/AP Photo via Getty Images In March 2016, Google DeepMind’s artificial intelligence system AlphaGo
Top predators still prowled the seas after the biggest mass extinction
Artwork of a Hybodus shark, a predator that evolved in the late Permian and survived the mass extinction CHRISTIAN DARKIN/SCIENCE
NASA’s Artemis moon exploration programme is getting a major makeover
NASA’s Space Launch System has had a tricky start NASA/Cory Huston NASA is shaking up the plan for its Artemis
Banning children from VPNs and social media will erode adults’ privacy
UK lawmakers are proposing to restrict children’s use of social media George Chan/Getty Images A proposed new law banning children