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Dogs name toys while elephants name each other. Animal language is more complex than we imagine | Helen Pilcher

09 October at 10:00 AM, via The Guardian

If we really want to grasp what animals are ‘saying’, we need to understand their communication on their terms, not ours

Another day, another cute story about how dogs can grasp elements of human language and use them to communicate with us.

First, there was Mr Waffles, the Yorkshire terrier that“talks” to his owners by pressing electronic buttons that have been pre-programmed with words...

His Lab Tested Cutting-Edge Spacecraft

09 October at 00:56 AM, via New York Times

Mason Peck, an aerospace engineer at Cornell, was trying to test innovative designs in spacecraft when a stop-work order hit.

All the news and science from the 2025 Nobel prizes – podcast

08 October at 18:28 PM, via The Guardian

This year’s Nobel prizes in chemistry, physics and physiology or medicine have celebrated work that paves the way for the next generation of quantum technology, the creation of porous materials that have been compared to Hermione Granger’s handbag and the discovery of the hidden army inside us that helps to keep our immune system in check. To find out more, Madeleine Finlay talks to our...

A rare comet from beyond our solar system is being closely tracked – what can it teach us?

08 October at 12:11 PM, via The Guardian

3I/Atlas is only the third interstellar comet to be seen and contains material from other star systems that can be observed closeup

You wait ages for an interstellar comet to arrive and then three come along at once. Or at least over the space of a decade. The latest interloper from another star system is the 3I/Atlas comet, which was first detected in July. As space agencies track the speeding...

Nobel prize in chemistry awarded to scientists for work on porous materials

08 October at 12:04 PM, via The Guardian

Trio honoured for developing revolutionary porous materials for applications ranging from gas storage to drug delivery

The Nobel prize in chemistry 2025 has been awarded to three scientists for developing revolutionary porous materials for applications ranging from gas storage to drug delivery.

Susumu Kitagawa, at Kyoto University, Richard Robson, at the University of Melbourne, and Omar Yaghi,...

Scientists develop first ‘accurate blood test’ to detect chronic fatigue syndrome

08 October at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

Research could offer hope for ME patients – but some experts urge caution and say more studies needed

Scientists say they have developed the world’s first blood test to diagnose myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).

There is no currently no test for the condition and patients tend to be diagnosed based on symptoms, which means many can go undiagnosed for...

In the age of false information, we all need a good BS detector. Here’s how to sort facts from harmful fiction | Tony Haymet

08 October at 00:41 AM, via The Guardian

Our brains are wired to believe new information, especially if it aligns with our views. But mistruths can have serious consequences

Ernest Hemingway famously said that every good writer needs a built-in BS detector. But in 2025 we all need one. High levels of scientific misinformation are threatening the wellbeing of families and our society, and the problem is worsening at an alarming...

Tesla Reveals Cheaper Versions of Model Y and Model 3

07 October at 20:57 PM, via New York Times

Elon Musk’s electric car company said the new versions would start at around $37,000 and $40,000, prices that bring its cars closer to comparable gasoline vehicles.

Edgar Neufeld obituary

07 October at 18:56 PM, via The Guardian

My father, Edgar Neufeld, who has died aged 92, was a Jewish refugee from the Nazis who became a scientist and senior IBM executive. He then dedicated himself to charitable work in education, for which he was made an OBE in 2003.

After the family escaped from Vienna in 1938, Edgar grew up with his parents, Martha (nee Fuchs) and Sigi Neufeld, and his sister, Inge, in Manchester in a block of...

Women carry a higher genetic risk of depression, new study says

07 October at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

Researchers in Australia find 16 genetic variants linked to depression in women but only eight in men

Women carry a higher genetic risk of depression, a new study has found.

Claiming to be the largest genetic study to date on sex differences in major depression, the research published Wednesday in Nature Communications has found 16 genetic variants linked to depression in women and eight in...

Scientist learns he has won Nobel prize while on digital detox in US mountains

07 October at 14:42 PM, via The Guardian

Fred Ramsdell’s wife switched on her phone and screamed – it was full of messages congratulating her husband

Out on a digital detox in the western US backcountry, scientist Fred Ramsdell was startled when his wife let out a yell. He feared she had spotted a grizzly bear, only to discover a far better surprise – he had won the Nobel prize in medicine.

The Nobel committee had been unable to reach...

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