World Sleep Day: The eight-hour sleep myth and why you’re getting bedtime all wrong
A new book explores the myth that getting eight hours of shut-eye is how we should be sleeping. Its author, Dr Merijn van de Laar, tells long-term insomniac Zoë Beaty why unlocking how our ancestors s ...
The Scientific Method Vs. AI: Is There Still Room For Theory?
Modern AI technology is data-hungry. In many areas, data is scarce. For example, in our work in early oncology clinical trials, we only have data on about 20 patients, so we tend to use theory-based ...
Biomolecular 'silly putty': High-res imaging of cellular condensates achieved using fluorogen technology
Biomolecular condensates are shifting blobs in our cells that organize cellular matter. They are distinct molecular ...
Artificial photosynthesis: Chemists develop dye stack that mimics plant energy conversion
With artificial photosynthesis, mankind could utilize solar energy to bind carbon dioxide and produce hydrogen. Chemists from ...
Trees in art, as well as life, often follow simple mathematical rules, study finds
Scientists have studied trees depicted in various works of art and found they follow relatively simple mathematical rules also found in branching patterns in nature.
Artificial Photosynthesis: Scientists Crack Nature’s Code for Clean Energy
Artificial photosynthesis holds the key to cleaner energy and carbon capture, but replicating nature’s process is no easy ...