- November 23, 2025
Extinct animals in Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age make it a must-watch
These “killer koalas”, or marsupial lions, are a highlight of the show Apple TV Back in 1999, the BBC’s Walking with Dinosaurs series spawned a
Daily pill could offer alternative to weight-loss injections
Tablets could offer a more convenient way to take weight-loss drugs H_Ko/Shutterstock A daily pill could soon be available as an alternative to Wegovy and
Rapid melt from Antarctica could help preserve crucial ocean current
Melting ice in Antarctica could have an impact on ocean currents JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images While the melting of the Greenland ice sheet is
Cuts and scrapes may be slower to heal in redheads
Our hair colour seems to have an unexpected role in wound healing stock-enjoy/Shutterstock Redheads may experience slower wound healing than their blonde, brunette or black-haired
Static electricity can remove frost from windows using little energy
Aeroplanes are usually defrosted by spraying them with antifreeze Jaromir Chalabala / Alamy Static electricity can remove up to three-quarters of frost from a surface,
James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double helix, has died aged 97
Molecular biologist James Watson helped reveal DNA’s hidden shape Everett Collection Historical / Alamy Stock Photo James Watson, one of the discoverers of the structure
What we’re learning about consciousness from master meditators’ brains
Matthew Sacchet (left) attaches an EEG headset that can monitor brain activity during states of deep meditation Matthew D. Sacchet Many of us have downloaded
Quantum computers reveal that the wave function is a real thing
The wave function of a quantum object may not just be a mathematical construct Pobytov/Getty Images Does quantum mechanics really reflect nature in its truest
Germanium superconductor could help build reliable quantum computers
Germanium is already used in standard computer chips matejmo/Getty Images A superconductor made from germanium, a material commonly used to build computer chips, could one
Why zero is the most important number in all of mathematics
The Bakhshali manuscript includes the first instance of zero in the written record PA Images/Alamy What is the most important number in the entirety of
