Erythritol: A common low-calorie sweetener raises the risk of blood clotting
A popular sugar alternative could harm heart health PawelKacperek/Shutterstock The low-calorie sweetener erythritol makes blood more prone to clotting. This
Streetlights may make tree leaves tough and hard for insects to eat
Artificial light at night may affect tree leaves Shutterstock/Patryk Kosmider Urban trees lit by streetlights tend to have tougher leaves
Galaxy cluster smash-up lets us observe dark matter on its own
When galaxy clusters collided, the dark matter (blue) sailed ahead of the normal matter (orange) W.M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko When
How does the Olympics test for doping and is it good enough?
Members of the World Anti-Doping Agency at a press conference for the Olympic Games in Paris, France, on 25 July
SpaceX prepares for Starship flight with first ‘chopstick’ landing
A test of the Super Heavy Booster for Starship’s fifth test flight SpaceX SpaceX is making final preparations for the
AI can predict tipping points for systems from forests to power grids
Tipping points can leave once lush forests dried out Piotr Poznan/Shutterstock AI can predict when complex systems like forests, animal
Covid-19 hit women harder than men in India, unlike most of the world
New Delhi, India, in March 2020, during a curfew imposed as a preventive measure against covid-19 Yawar Nazir/Getty Images The
Is sharing your smartphone PIN part of a healthy relationship?
Sharing smartphone access can be divisive Frazao Studio Latino/Getty Images Would you share your smartphone PIN with your partner? More
AMOC: Is Atlantic Ocean current just decades away from catastrophic collapse?
Visualisation of currents in the Atlantic Ocean NASA The 2004 movie The Day After Tomorrow may have taken some serious
LUCA: Last common ancestor of all life emerged far earlier than thought
An illustration showing how LUCA may have been attacked by viruses Science Graphic Design The organism that gave rise to