Science

News, commentary, critique, reviews, research and more from the world of science.

Science

Brian Goncus - 1st September 2025

When it comes to life-extension technology, there's much current hype around NAD and NMN supplementation - but robust evidence is still lacking

Society

James Machell - 27th August 2025

While there were fears about a slop deluge flooding literature magazines, the truth is that AI lacks the inventiveness to rise above talented writers

Moral Panics

Mike Hall - 18th August 2025

The Online Safety Act may be well-intentioned, but it is a fundamentally flawed attempt to legislate away a complex social issue.

Climate Change

David Glass - 14th August 2025

The Great Resist meeting, and its touring band of conspiracy theorists, brought their antivax rhetoric and trans-panic messaging to Gateshead

Chemtrails

Michael Marshall - 8th August 2025

As the UK endures a summer of extreme heatwaves, a controversial geoengineering trial investigates technical solutions to the climate crisis.

Science

Natália Pasternak - 28th July 2025

When it comes to genetics, there is far more diversity within race or gender groups than there is between them, with only very few clear exceptions

Psychology

Alice Howarth - 23rd July 2025

Self-talk significantly impacts our mental health – we can benefit from being more constructive in how we think about ourselves

Placebo Effect

Mike Hall - 16th July 2025

Placebo responses have not gotten stronger over the past 30 years – trials are just better at isolating treatment effects from noise

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