Everything you need to know about the Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccine
A coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech has received emergency authorisation in the UK and will begin to be available to the public soon
A coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech has received emergency authorisation in the UK and will begin to be available to the public soon
Quantum computers have been shown to solve some problems faster than ordinary computers, but so far all these problems have had little application. A quantum…
A group of 51 superconducting qubits have been entangled inside a quantum computer, not just in pairs but in a complex system that entangles each…
Contrary to Silicon Valley wisdom, training AIs on larger data sets could worsen their tendency to replicate societal biases and racist stereotypes
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Almost three-quarters of male macaques observed by scientists mounted other males, and the behaviour may help to strengthen alliances
Analysis of data from more than 22,000 people with multiple sclerosis helped researchers identify a genetic variant that is associated with the severity of the…
Stem cells found within babies’ umbilical cords, normally discarded as medical waste, could help people newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes reduce their need for…
An analysis of foraging societies from around the world has found that women hunt in the vast majority of those looked at, confirming that the…
Today’s complex societies are pretty homogeneous, but experimental cultures, past and present, teach us how to think more creatively about the way we live
A human immune system protein called butyrophilin helps to stop bird flu from infecting people, but some viruses currently circulating have mutations that might overcome…