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100-year-old assumption about the universe may soon be overturned

Mon, 04/27/2026 - 3:00am
Physicists have long assumed that the universe is uniform at very large scales, but evidence is emerging this is wrong and suggests a way to resolve some of the biggest cosmological mysteries
Categories: Astronomy

Gravity's strength measured more reliably than ever before

Fri, 04/24/2026 - 2:00pm
Measuring the strength of gravity is extraordinarily difficult, and different experiments have always disagreed – but a new test is paving the way to finally understanding nature’s most enigmatic force
Categories: Astronomy

Symptoms of early dementia reversed by bespoke treatment plans

Fri, 04/24/2026 - 8:33am
People with cognitive decline or early-stage dementia saw their symptoms improve when given bespoke treatment plans that targeted their personal nutritional deficiencies, ongoing infections and environmental exposures
Categories: Astronomy

QBox theory may offer glimpse of reality deeper than quantum realm

Fri, 04/24/2026 - 6:00am
Physicists have long suspected that there is a layer of physical reality beneath quantum theory and a new mathematical model unveils just how strange it might be
Categories: Astronomy

Is stem cell therapy about to transform medicine and reverse ageing?

Fri, 04/24/2026 - 5:00am
A clinical trial to reverse age-related vision conditions using stem cell treatment could finally deliver on the promise of a major discovery in ageing and regeneration made 20 years ago, says columnist Graham Lawton
Categories: Astronomy

Largest-ever octopus was great white shark of invertebrate predators

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 3:00pm
During the Cretaceous, 19-metre-long predatory octopuses swam the seas, and evidence from their fossilised remains suggest they may have been highly intelligent hunters
Categories: Astronomy

Do you need to worry about Mythos, Anthropic's computer-hacking AI?

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 2:00pm
A powerful AI kept from public access because of its ability to hack computers with impunity is making headlines around the world. But what is Mythos, does it really represent a risk and might it even be used to improve cybersecurity?
Categories: Astronomy

Catching a cold can delay cancer from spreading to the lungs

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 1:00pm
Infecting mice with RSV, a common virus that causes cold-like symptoms, prevented breast cancer cells from reaching their lungs. This was due to the release of proteins that stop viruses from replicating in the lungs also making it harder for cancer cells to seed new tumours
Categories: Astronomy

Huge study reveals how Epstein-Barr virus may cause multiple sclerosis

Thu, 04/23/2026 - 12:00pm
The Epstein-Barr virus seems to affect gene expression and cell signalling in a way that causes the autoimmune condition multiple sclerosis
Categories: Astronomy