The oldest disk-shaped galaxy ever spotted formed just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, a new study finds. That’s much earlier than astronomers thought that this type of galaxy could form. Previous observations show that disk-shaped galaxies — including sprawling, spiral systems like the Milky Way — didn’t show up in large numbers until […] More
Forget the idea of a single drive to eat – you have evolved distinct appetites for various foods. This makes it easier to eat exactly what you need, and helps explain the obesity epidemic Health 20 May 2020 STELLA lived on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. It was a beautiful, rural setting just […] More
During this spell of enforced confinement, many of us have found a renewed enthusiasm for cooking and baking. Recipes that normally seem too time-consuming now feel like a thoroughly relaxing way to pass the time, and making yourself delicious things to eat is an easy way to bring joy in a period when we are […] More
Online exhibitions, artificial island explorers and whether art and culture can thrive on the internet, all in this week’s guide to what’s worth checking out Humans 13 May 2020 Paul Calbar/Getty Images Visit FACT, a centre for art, film and new technology in Liverpool, UK, is putting together a year-long online programme of podcasts, live […] More
Hypertension affects one in four adults and is usually treated with medication, even though lifestyle changes can reduce blood pressure. Here’s what you need to know Health 13 May 2020 LAST year, I was diagnosed with high blood pressure, otherwise known as hypertension. “Why me?” I asked. “I exercise regularly, I’m not overweight, I don’t […] More
From providing a green alternative to plastics to reducing methane emissions and sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, seaweed could be the secret ingredient we need to clean up our planet Health 13 May 2020 AS A CHILD in South Wales, I was dimly aware that laverbread was a treasured cultural asset. Nobody I […] More
The first modern humans to settle in Europe made pendants out of bear teeth – and a few thousand years later, Neanderthals started doing it too More
In His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman touches on difficult philosophical and scientific questions about our existence. We spoke to him about science, daemons and dust More
