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books and art

Life

Wild African primates have flame retardants in their faeces

Four primate species in Uganda have been found to have 97 chemical pollutants in their faeces, which are associated with hormonal changes that can disrupt development and reproduction

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Christopher Paolini on the 5 space operas that inspired his new novel

Comment

Christopher Paolini on the 5 space operas that inspired his new novel

Culture

Death of an Author review: Murder mystery generated by AI isn't awful

Technology

Death of an Author review: Murder mystery generated by AI isn't awful

Culture

PRJWHE Nutrition facts label on box of crackers - USA

Health

The weird truth about calories and why food labels get them so wrong

Features

Environment

14,000 oil and gas wells remain unplugged in the Gulf of Mexico

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Health

Brain surgery before birth fixes abnormal blood vessel in fetus

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Patterns and letters written in water

Technology

Underwater writing technique lets you draw patterns in liquids

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Hilma af Klint The Ten Largest, Group IV, No. 9, Old Age, 1907 Courtesy of The Hilma af Klint Foundation

Comment

Famed abstract artists capture nature as you’ve never seen it before

Regulars

Image of a nematode worm

Life

Nematode worms get the ‘munchies’ after having cannabis-like substance

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Health

Why expanding access to Narcan in the US won’t solve the opioid crisis

The US has made a medication that rapidly reverses opioid overdoses available without prescription – it will no doubt prevent some deaths, but it’s not enough to tackle the opioid epidemic

Analysis

Environment

Emissions from global electricity generation may have now peaked

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Humans

Famous Benin Bronzes from West Africa used metal sourced in Germany

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Comment

Don't Miss: A Supernova science talk by astrophysicist Thomas Haworth

Culture

Health

Genetic conflict with the fetus influences when women give birth

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