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It was an incident that sparked a furore: during Sunday’s Bafta ceremony Tourette syndrome (TS) activist John Davidson made several outbursts, including shouting the N-word as…

You have full access to this article via your institution. The US army regularly performs simulations for dealing with various weapons of mass destruction. This exercise…

February 24, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmFemale caribou grow antlers as a built-in postbirthing snackA recent study found an unexpected benefit of female…

For a long time fat was seen simply as an inert yellow substance wrapping around our bodies, but now that’s changing. Scientists are beginning to understand…

Alzheimer’s disease is about to become a big problem for China. Nearly 30% of all people with the condition or related forms of dementia already live…

February 24, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmSee the rosy glow of Uranus in its full 3D gloryFresh observations from the James Webb Space…

A baby boy named Hugo is the first child to be born in the UK to a mother with a womb transplant from a dead donor.Hugo…

Whinnies seem to play a role in horses’ social interactions. Credit: Mumemories/GettyThe horse whinny, or neigh, has been a familiar sound at least since the animal…

On a low rise, beyond a screen of trees, behind a small holiday park in the Yorkshire Wolds, a brick obelisk stands incongruously at the edge…

The treatments involve reprogramming mature cells into induced pluripotent stem cells, then progenitor cells.Credit: National Eye Institute/NIH/Science Photo LibraryJapan’s health ministry has endorsed issuing conditional approval…