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Globally significant volcanic event formed Giant’s Causeway, scientists find | Geology

For centuries, the tale has been passed from generation to generation: how the Irish giant Finn McCool built the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland...

Antidepressants and antipsychotics could serve as alternatives to opioids, study finds | Opioids

A range of other medications could serve as alternatives to powerful opioids for pain relief in emergency departments, according to a new study.The review...

Red hair gene favoured by natural selection over last 10,000 years, study finds | Evolution

People with red hair who have put up with teasing or “fiery” stereotypes may be pleased to learn that they appear to be winners...

Effect of ‘gamechanger’ Alzheimer’s drugs ‘trivial’, review concludes | Dementia

Drugs that have been hailed as a gamechanger for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease make no noticeable difference to patients, according to an extensive...

Sperm whales’ communication closely parallels human language, study finds | Whales

We may appear to have little in common with sperm whales – enormous, ocean-dwelling animals that last shared a common ancestor with humans more...

Hidden treasures: Spanish archaeologists discover trove of ancient shipwrecks in Bay of Gibraltar | Archaeology

Spanish archaeologists exploring the bay that curves between the southern port of Algeciras and the Rock of Gibraltar have documented the wrecks of more...

Almost 2bn to be affected by metabolic liver disease by 2050, study suggests | Health

Metabolic liver disease will affect 1.8 billion people worldwide by 2050, driven by rising obesity and blood sugar levels, a study suggests.Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic...

Artemis II crew on their moon flyby: ‘Earth was this lifeboat hanging in the universe’ | Artemis II

Still marveling over their moon mission, the Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous welcome home on Saturday from the hundreds of colleagues who took...

Brian Cox: ‘We don’t know how powerful AI is going to become – it’s both exciting and potentially a problem’ | Brian Cox

What is the inspiration behind your latest live show, Emergence?It came from a book that I’ve loved for years: The Six-Cornered Snowflake by Johannes...

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