Will bitcoin succeed in the Central African Republic? Probably not
The Central African Republic has become the second country to adopt the cryptocurrency as legal tender, but experiences in El Salvador, the first nation to do so, point to a…
Child hepatitis outbreak shows the pandemic can still surprise us
CI Photos/Shutterstock A MYSTERIOUS outbreak of liver disease, or hepatitis, in young children in the UK and several other nations is puzzling experts. The lead hypothesis is that the cases…
Child hepatitis outbreak shows the pandemic can still surprise us
CI Photos/Shutterstock A MYSTERIOUS outbreak of liver disease, or hepatitis, in young children in the UK and several other nations is puzzling experts. The lead hypothesis is that the cases…
Search starlight to help astronomers discover new exoplanets
By Layal Liverpool NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center THIS month I am escaping from Earth and joining astronomers in their search for undiscovered worlds. You can too, by participating in…
Search starlight to help astronomers discover new exoplanets
By Layal Liverpool NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center THIS month I am escaping from Earth and joining astronomers in their search for undiscovered worlds. You can too, by participating in…
Glitterati review: Compelling sci-fi satire with hints of Black Mirror
By Sally Adee Memories are subject to the same pressures as fashion in Glitterati onurdongel/Getty Images Eversion Alastair Reynolds Gollancz Advertisement YOUR autobiographical memory can’t be trusted, and science has…
Glitterati review: Compelling sci-fi satire with hints of Black Mirror
By Sally Adee Memories are subject to the same pressures as fashion in Glitterati onurdongel/Getty Images Eversion Alastair Reynolds Gollancz Advertisement YOUR autobiographical memory can’t be trusted, and science has…
Irritable bowel syndrome may be caused by overreacting gut cells
Epithelial cells in the gut remain active in mice even after an irritant clears, which may be the source of chronic gut pain associated with irritable bowel syndrome Health 6…
Irritable bowel syndrome may be caused by overreacting gut cells
Epithelial cells in the gut remain active in mice even after an irritant clears, which may be the source of chronic gut pain associated with irritable bowel syndrome Health 6…
Privileged people misjudge effects of pro-equality policies on them
By Carissa Wong Large houses by a lake in Orlando, Florida Edwin Remsberg/Getty Images People from privileged groups may misperceive equality-boosting policies as harmful to them, even if they would…