Looking at other animals for the first time, house sparrows also narrowed down their social circles as they got older. “The number of friendships, and how central a bird is to the wider social network, declined with age,” another researcher, Dr. Jamie Dunning, stated. at Nypost.com

Mind you, the author is himself a scientist, and I remain, like him, a zealous convert to the virtues of the scientific method. It is not science itself that is on trial, but the way that the unscrupulous cover science or use what they pretend to be incontrovertible scientific truth when it is anything but – which the book focuses on. at Biznews.com

The theoretical physicist's incredibly complex theories are turned into a welcomingly accessible video. Watch: A 2-Minute Animation Of Stephen Hawking’s Big Ideas The theoretical physicist's ... at Fastcompany.com

It’s unlikely that much else from the Titanic ’s wreckage will ever return to the surface, although a number of artifacts have been salvaged since the famous ocean liner’s rediscovery in 1985. Now, one of those pieces of history is headed to auction—a hunk of coal originally intended as fuel for the 882-foot-long vessel’s boilers. at Popsci.com

Earlier this year, scientists examined a species of tardigrade called Hypsibius exemplaris in the hope of understanding how it can withstand such huge doses of radiation. To their surprise, they found that the tardigrade hadn’t evolved some sort of way to shield its DNA from the damage caused by this radiation; at Popsci.com

The currents in question are those forming the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a giant ocean conveyor belt that includes the Gulf Stream and transports vital heat to the Northern Hemisphere. Research shows the AMOC is slowing down and could soon reach a tipping point due to global warming, throwing Earth's climate into chaos. at Livescience.com

In a Guardian piece following a Guardian/ Hope Not Hate investigation into an international network of activists and academics seeking to normalise scientific racism, IRR Director Liz Fekete warns on the danger posed today by scientific racism. at Irr.org.uk

Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a tadpole, dating back approximately 161 million years to the Middle Jurassic period. at Jpost.com

Even the makers of the Guardian Cap admit it looks silly. But for a sport facing an existential brain-injury crisis, once unthinkable solutions have now become almost normal. at Wired.com

The Guardian website explains some of the science behind the cap: “Physics say that an outer ‘soft’ material of the proper density, stiffness and energy absorbing properties reduces the ... at Msn.com

We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. at Theguardian.com

Aug 17. S2024!!! The guardian science is one of the best podcasts out there. They’re pretty short, well written, detail and character, they make science come alive, and they also tackled some of the biggest challenges of our world today – aging, the environment, climate, food and agriculture,sustainability and technology, the brain, etc. at Podcasts.apple.com

Scientists have delivered. a “final warning” on the climate crisis, as rising greenhouse gas emissions push the world to the brink of irrevocable damage that only swift. and drastic action can avert. The comprehensive review of human knowledge of the climate crisis took hundreds of scientists eight years to compile and runs to thousands of ... at Webstories.theguardian.com

With awards for the discovery of microRNA and the creation of new proteins, plus recognition for artificial intelligence via the physics and chemistry prizes, Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian science team – Nicola Davis, Ian Sample and Hannah Devlin – as they break down the news, science and surprises from this year’s Nobels. at Tunein.com

Listen to Science Weekly on Spotify. Twice a week, the Guardian brings you the latest science and environment news at Open.spotify.com

Guardian Science Weekly podcast on demand - The award winning Science Weekly is the best place to learn about the big discoveries and debates in biology, chemistry, physics, and sometimes even maths. From the Guardian science desk Ian Sample, Hannah Devlin & Nicola Davis meet the great thinkers... at Tunein.com

Madeleine Finlay is joined by Ian Sample, the Guardian’s science editor and Science Weekly co-host, to answer the questions we are all asking about Covid this autumn, from what is going on with the new variant XEC to how to get a vaccine and what scientists think the government should be doing differently. at Podcasts.apple.com

The award winning Science Weekly is the best place to learn about the big discoveries and debates in biology, chemistry, physics, and sometimes even maths. From the Guardian science desk Ian Sample, Hannah Devlin & Nicola Davis meet the great thinkers and doers in science and technology. Science has never sounded so good! at Soundcloud.com

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With awards for the discovery of microRNA and the creation of new proteins, plus recognition for artificial intelligence via the physics and chemistry prizes, Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian science team – Nicola Davis, Ian Sample and Hannah Devlin – as they break down the news, science and surprises from this year’s Nobels. at Podcasts.apple.com