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Angharad Brewer Gillham
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Featured news
27 Mar 2026
‘Sometimes an adult should shut up and go away’: scientists reveal the qualities that kids need in play
For better play, give children space to choose and accessible games, scientists say
Featured news
20 Mar 2026
Sleep apps help some users, but they stress out people with insomnia
Apps designed to improve sleep may increase stress in people with insomnia symptoms, study finds
Featured news
13 Mar 2026
Race against time to save Alpine ice cores recording medieval mining, fires, and volcanoes
Glacier ice can reveal air pollution dating back to the Roman Empire — but the climate crisis is destroying this frozen archive
Environment
27 Feb 2026
Fossil amber reveals the secret lives of Cretaceous ants
Scientists use insects trapped in amber to understand ecosystems that died out millions of years ago
Featured news
20 Feb 2026
Scientists reveal our best- and worst-case scenarios for a warming Antarctica
New study on the Antarctic Peninsula shows that the choices we make in the next decade will determine Antarctica’s fate for centuries
Featured news
12 Feb 2026
Rich medieval Danes bought graves ‘closer to God’ despite leprosy stigma, archaeologists find
Study of inequality in medieval graves shows that stigmatized illnesses didn’t bar people from socially prestigious burials
Life sciences
27 Jan 2026
96% accurate footprint tracker for tiny mammals could help reveal ecosystem health
New footprint identification technology can identify ecosystem-critical species which were once only distinguishable by DNA.
Life sciences
21 Jan 2026
DNA tests reveal mysterious beluga family trees
Groundbreaking DNA analysis of Alaskan beluga whales shows both males and females have many different mates.
Featured news
15 Dec 2025
Cannabis derivatives could provide new ovarian cancer treatments
Lab studies find that a combination of THC and CBD kills ovarian cancer cells without harming healthy cells
Featured news
01 Dec 2025
Mini lung organoids made in bulk could help test personalized cancer treatments
Scientists find a simple, automated way of making lung organoids, which could help find new lung disease drugs and personalize patients’ treatments
Featured news
10 Nov 2025
Link found between chronic fatigue and abnormal breathing could lead to new treatments
New study finds that many people with chronic fatigue syndrome experience disordered breathing which may be worsening symptoms
Featured news
03 Nov 2025
Orcas seen killing young great white sharks by flipping them upside-down
Specialist shark-hunting pod paralyzes young white sharks to eat their energy-rich livers, taking advantage of local shark nursery
Featured news
23 Oct 2025
Drug which stops tumors' blood supply could help kids with bone cancer live longer
Children with multi-metastatic Ewing’s sarcoma face very poor survival rates — now an early trial of pazopanib shows promise for helping them live longer, healthier lives
Neuroscience
07 Oct 2025
Instructions help you remember something better than emotions or a good night’s sleep
Scientists find that words you’ve been told to recall are better remembered than words with negative emotional connotations — but surprisingly, sleeping doesn’t help.
Health
26 Sep 2025
Protecting the protectors: as measles cases surge, how can we help healthcare workers get vaccinated?
Measles infections are on the rise, due partly to falling vaccination rates — and because of their work, healthcare workers and those around them are particularly vulnerable. In a new Frontiers in Public Health article, Nikki Heinze and her colleagues talk to healthcare workers in a London hospital to understand the factors that encourage or discourage measles vaccination. In this editorial, Heinze explores those factors, and calls for action to improve immunity screening, raise awareness, and support healthcare workers who want to be vaccinated.