Mind the gut
New research into the gut-brain axis shows how gut microbes and their signals affect brain health, paving the way for novel experiments and new therapies.
Talk about evolution!
How speech, thought and action co-evolved to make humans unique.
The tide is turning
The energy transition has a reliability problem. Tidal power has an answer, but it comes at a cost.
More than a gut feeling
The gut-brain axis is likely to be the harbinger of several combinatorial evolutions over the next decade.
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