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Occam’s razor has lost its edge. Can we sharpen our search for truth?

Seeking out the simplest, most elegant explanations has served scientists well for centuries, but cognitive scientist Marina Dubova’s experiments are revealing better ways to uncover reality

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Mathematics of thermodynamics is being rewritten after 200 years

The laws of physics that concern heat and work could gain a firmer mathematical footing thanks to “gauge theory”, which already helps us understand quantum fields

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Mathematics of thermodynamics is being rewritten after 200 years

The laws of physics that concern heat and work could gain a firmer mathematical footing thanks to “gauge theory”, which already helps us understand quantum fields

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Injection halves risk of chromosome error common in older human eggs

Egg cells missing a key protein may be more likely to end up with the wrong number of chromosomes, but an mRNA injection that helps the cells make the protein reduces the problem

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A worm that lived half a billion years ago preferred turning right

Fossils of Spriggina floundersi provide the earliest evidence of animals favouring one side of the body over the other – a feature of nervous systems that we see in our own right- and left-handedness

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2026 eclipse: 5 citizen science projects you can contribute to

During the August 2026 solar eclipse, scientists will be rushing to gather data on the sun, but even if you aren't a professional scientist, you can still help the research

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Special relativity can warp chemical bonds – now we’ve seen it happen

An experiment with a charged molecule of bismuth and carbon reveals how effects from Albert Einstein’s special relativity reshape the standard understanding of chemical bonds

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Resuscitated human retinas respond to light 10 hours after death

Perfusing donor human retinas with blood and oxygen meant they continued to respond to light for up to 10 hours after death, marking a significant step towards eye transplants that restore vision

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Resuscitated human retinas respond to light 10 hours after death

Perfusing donor human retinas with blood and oxygen meant they continued to respond to light for up to 10 hours after death, marking a significant step towards eye transplants that restore vision

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Game that reduces dementia risk may clear amyloid from men’s brains

Playing a mental speed-training game seems to help the brain clear a protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease in men, but may work in women through different mechanisms

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Four children with terminal brain cancer saved by new cell therapy

An experimental immunotherapy has beaten aggressive brain tumours in a handful of children, and a personalised version is now being tested on more patients

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Mathematicians put AI to work on Fermat’s last theorem

At an event in London, mathematicians have made unexpectedly fast progress on formalising Fermat's last theorem using AI

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