Antibiotics normally don’t increase the risk of autoimmune disorders
Antibiotic use can have knock-on effects on the immune system UrbanImages/Alamy Children exposed to antibiotics in the womb or early
There might be a ‘Planet Y’ hiding in the outer solar system
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Chronic inflammation messes with your mind. Here’s how to calm it
Golam Khandaker’s mother has had arthritis for as long as he can remember. She also lives with depression, and it
It is impossible to build a practical quantum broadcaster
Can we broadcast quantum information? Weiquan Lin/Getty Images Sharing quantum information the same way we broadcast TV or radio programs
Vanishing Y chromosomes seem to be driving heart disease in men
A human Y (right) and X chromosome seen with a scanning electron microscope POWER AND SYRED/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Men who
Oddly viscous stars could be impersonating black holes
Is that gravitational wave signal coming from a black hole, or something even stranger? titoOnz / Alamy Exotic viscous stars
Super-sticky hydrogel is 10 times stronger than other glues underwater
Researchers tested a sticky hydrogel by using it to glue a rubber duck to a rock in the ocean Hao
Could we get quantum spookiness even without entanglement?
Light particles seem to exhibit quantum weirdness even when they aren’t entangled WLADIMIR BULGAR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Particles that don’t seem
Mystery of the potato’s origins solved by genetics
Potato tubers are the result of an ancient hybridisation event Jackie Bale/Getty Images The humble potato, it turns out, is
Puppy and cheetah cub make unlikely pair of step-siblings
The playful pair of Rozi the cheetah cub and Ziggy the labrador-kelpie-collie mix show that sibling bonds can transcend species