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My other half insists l watch Finding Father Christmas to see how much it depends on Can Reindeer Fly?! simonsingh.net/books/recomm...

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Last week, LMB researchers led by Jason Chin and @juliansalelab.bsky.social published their work detailing the first step towards building human genomes. Read more about the significance of this work from @rogerhighfield.bsky.social here: blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/how-to-build... #LMBintheNews

Sun’s gravitational lens could reveal alien planets’ surfaces - the bold concept calls for sending telescopes 10 times farther than Pluto www.science.org/content/arti...

2025: likely another record year for UK annual temperature www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new....

Science in 2026: the events to watch for in the coming year www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Not often one’s metaphors go under the microscope. Many thanks for the analysis, @bnerlich.bsky.social - gulp! I recall Tim Radford’s counsel: metaphors are indispensable — just don’t go loopy, and never mix them. If they tempt readers to read on, they’ve earned their keep.

Ramanujan....such a fascinating story blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/instinct-int...

Are we living in a parallel universe? The strange physics of Stranger Things www.nature.com/articles/d41... More on the multiverse and parallel worlds blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/the-science-...

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Good vibrations could nudge our ageing brains back into a youthful groove. In the winning entry for @MRC's Max Perutz award, published in the @observeruk.bsky.social, Vanessa Drevenakova explains how she is fine-tuning ultrasound to help stave off dementia observer.co.uk/news/science...

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AI needs physics more than physics needs AI www.frontiersin.org/journals/phy...

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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is About to Make Its Closest Approach to Earth. Here's How to View It With Binoculars or a Telescope - www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/i...

If only there were a gene editing strategy that addresses a common cause of around a third of genetic diseases. Remarkably, thanks to the work of David Liu at the @broadinstitute.org of MIT and Harvard, that strategy now exists...

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Trump team plans to break up ‘global mothership’ of climate science www.nature.com/articles/d41... Much of the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s non-climate portfolio will be dispersed, the White House says.

If only there were a gene editing strategy that addresses a common cause of around a third of genetic diseases. Remarkably, thanks to the work of David Liu at the @broadinstitute.org of MIT and Harvard, that strategy now exists...

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The Sun’s fiery surface, a tattooed tardigrade, rare red lightning and more. The best science images of 2025 — Nature’s picks www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

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Giant 3D map shows almost every building in the world www.nature.com/articles/d41... Database of 2.75 billion buildings could help scientists to monitor urban planning, climate change, disaster risks and even corruption.

We’re inviting children across the UK to join us for an online lesson hosted live by Tim Peake at the @sciencemuseum.org.uk at 11.03, the moment Tim launched into space a decade ago. Great to see Tim and my colleague Libby on @BBC Breakfast! x.com/sciencemuseu...

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Thrilled to see Nightlife Rebels by David Johnson is out - a stylish soundtrack to the New Romantics era. Nice to get a mention too, even if - as a neutron bouncer then - I was about as trendy as a wet Monday afternoon Order a £25 copy: [email protected]

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The Born in Bradford study, backed by @nihr.bsky.social, @wellcometrust.bsky.social, @mrc and @esrc , is one of Britain’s most ambitious long-term health studies...

Everything you need to know about human digital twins, our book Virtual You, AI in medicine, and more, from yours truly and Peter Coveney with Annabelle Painter for the @roysocmed.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7axa...

Did you miss our panel session on the life and legacy of Bob Edwards (IVF pioneer) at the end of September? Well now you can catch up: buff.ly/58PLK5r Chaired by @rogerhighfield.bsky.social, supported by @cam-repro.bsky.social #ivf #ivfhistory @loke-ctr.bsky.social @pdncambridge.bsky.social

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Everything you need to know about human digital twins, our book Virtual You, AI in medicine, and more, from yours truly and Peter Coveney with Annabelle Painter for the @roysocmed.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7axa...

AI chatbots can sway voters with remarkable ease — is it time to worry? www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Honour and pleasure, w my colleague Libby Jackson, to welcome Baroness Catherine Ashton and members of the UK Engagement with Space Committee to our Space Gallery - more from Libby blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/why-space-ne...

The Born in Bradford study, backed by @nihr.bsky.social, @wellcometrust.bsky.social, @mrc and @esrc , is one of Britain’s most ambitious long-term health studies...

The idea of writing the entire human DNA sequence, or genome – once beloved of futurists – could vastly expand biology’s scope...

The countdown is on! Only 7 days left to join Astronaut Tim Peake at the Science Museum for a day of fun activities celebrating the 10th anniversary of his mission to the International Space Station. Get your free admission tickets: https://bit.ly/4iLCl3p

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Sad to hear about Martin Parr, who worked with us on Only in England www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/what-was-on/...

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