Leo Wilson 
Depiction of the structural changes during 4-step unidirectional isomerization of 1st generation aldehyde motor with key features above the reaction arrows. Starting from top left, UV light induces photoisomerization to reach the top-right state with more than 95 percent efficiency. This top-right state transforms by a unidirectional thermal ‘helix inversion’ step (THI) to the version … Read more
The EU’s nature restoration law will only work if it is enacted in partnership with farmers, a group of leading scientists has said, after months of protests have pushed the proposals to the brink of collapse. In an open letter, leading biodiversity researchers from across the world said that efforts to restore nature are vital … Read more
Kelly Doucet won’t be forgetting her one-year wedding anniversary anytime soon. Instead of having a romantic dinner with her husband, Steve, the Yarmouth, N.S., woman was in hospital recovering from painful surgery. She’s now warning others that symptoms of invasive group A strep should not be ignored. “If we had waited, Steve would be planning … Read more
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Two men have been charged with immigration offences following the death of five migrants, including a child, who died trying to cross the English Channel earlier this week. … Read more
f mice ever wonder what it’s like to experience the world as a rat, some are now able to live that dream, at least when it comes to the sense of smell. Researchers led by Columbia University’s Kristin Baldwin have created mice with hybrid brains — part mouse, part rat — that sense the odors … Read more
A Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-18 spacecraft and a crew of three astronauts, lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. A spaceship carrying three astronauts from China’s Shenzhou-18 mission safely docked at Tiangong space station Friday, state-run media reported, the latest step in Beijing’s space program that aims to send astronauts to … Read more
At first, the crew on board the International Space Station (ISS) mistake the tiny dot of fire on Earth for a volcano. But look: there’s another, and another. In fact, these astronauts have got a bird’s eye view of a nuclear tit-for-tat between the Russian and American governments that by the end of the movie … Read more
Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter It was all in the plan, it seemed. As Chelsea took to Stamford Bridge for the first time under Emma Hayes, the club’s then-chairman Bruce Buck declared that, in one sense, … Read more
Exploratory behavior is one of the fundamental personality traits of animals — and these traits influence their probability of survival, among other things. For example, curious individuals can inhabit different areas in their habitats compared to more cautious conspecifics. At the same time, however, they expose themselves to a greater risk of being discovered and … Read more
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, right, and Suni Williams speak to the media after they arrived at the Kennedy Space Center, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The two test pilots will launch aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule atop an Atlas rocket to the International Space Station, scheduled for liftoff on May 6, 2024. Credit: … Read more
