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Moving inductions to early morning could shorten labour by 6 hours

Statins don't cause most of the side effects listed on their labels

Five stunning images from the Close-up Photographer of the Year awards

The toxic burden of pesticides is growing all around the world

Methane surge in 2020 was linked to lower pollution during lockdowns

Bonobo's pretend tea party shows capacity for imagination

Fast-charging quantum battery built inside a quantum computer

Vegan toddlers can grow at the same rate as omnivores

Nasal spray could prevent infections from any flu strain

Sebastião Salgado's stunning shots of the world's icy regions

Why Elon Musk has misunderstood the point of Star Trek

Unexpectedly moving book makes the case for the Arctic

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Personalised medicine is yet to deliver, but that must start to change

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How clinical research is still failing underrepresented communities

Holy prosociality! Batman makes people stand for pregnant passengers

Do weeds really love poor soil? Not if you look at the science

A new 'brief history' of the universe paints a wide picture

Psychedelic causes similar brain state to meditation

Psychedelic causes similar brain state in spiritual lama as meditation

Why is childbirth so hard for humans – and is it getting even harder?

Record-breaking quantum simulator could unlock new materials

A social network for AI looks disturbing, but it's not what you think

Forever chemical TFA has tripled due to ozone-preserving refrigerants

Dutch air force reads pilots' brainwaves to make training harder

The weird rules of temperature get even stranger in the quantum realm

Nobel laureate says he'll build world’s most powerful quantum computer

Why did SpaceX just apply to launch 1 million satellites?

How to live a meaningful life, according to science

Ants attack their nest-mates because pollution changes their smell

A huge cloud of dark matter may be lurking near our solar system

Treating cancer before 3pm could help patients live longer

The secret signals our organs send to repair tissues and slow ageing

Neanderthals and early humans may have interbred over a vast area

Melatonin gummies as sleep aids for children: What are the risks?

CRISPR grapefruit without the bitterness are now in development

The best new popular science books of February 2026

Can we genetically improve humans using George Church’s famous list?

Why people can have Alzheimer's-related brain damage but no symptoms

Elon Musk is making a big bet on his future vision – will it work?

Yawning has an unexpected influence on the fluid inside your brain

The best new science fiction books of February 2026

How an 1800s vaccine drive beat smallpox in Denmark in just 7 years

Our verdict on Annie Bot: This novel about a sex robot split opinions

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AI-assisted mammograms cut risk of developing aggressive breast cancer

Our lifespans may be half down to genes and half to the environment