How human eggs stay fresh for decades
Egg cells don’t dispose of their waste the same way other cells do Sebastian Kaulitzki / Alamy Human eggs seem
How government use of AI could hurt democracy
AI could automate some government paperwork, but it comes with serious risks Brett Hondow / Alamy Many countries are exploring
Peculiar plant could help us reconstruct ancient Earth’s climate
Smooth horsetail plants have segmented stems piemags/nature/Alamy A strange plant that has existed since animals first walked on land can
Rapid bursts of ageing are causing us to entirely rethink how we grow old
At around the age of 40, Maja Olecka’s friend suddenly found she could no longer handle her drink. Quantities of
Cyberattacks could exploit home solar panels to disrupt power grids
A third of homes in Australia now have rooftop solar panels zstockphotos/iStockphoto/Getty Images Power grids around the world are increasingly
A Neanderthal-shaped skull may explain why some people get headaches
3D models of the skulls from a modern human and from a Neanderthal Courtesy of Kimberly Anne Plomp A skull
X-ray boosting fabric could make mammograms less painful
Mammograms can be painful, but they may not need to be Daria Artemenko/Alamy Getting an X-ray can be uncomfortable –
Cancer cells steal mitochondria from nerve cells to fuel their spread
A nerve cell (stained green) growing among a cancer cell culture Simon Grelet and Gustavo Ayala Cancer cells steal energy-generating
Sea spiders ‘farm’ methane-eating bacteria on their bodies
Sea spider from the genus Sericosura Biance Dal Bó Spider-like creatures living near methane seeps on the seafloor appear to
Cold sore virus immediately reshapes our genome to boost its growth
Human DNA in its natural state inside cells (left) compared with its state eight hours after being infected with the