science
Weight regain seems to occur within 2 years of stopping obesity drugs
Drugs like Ozempic have transformed how we treat obesity, but a review of almost 40 studies shows it doesn’t take long for people to regain weight if they come off them Source link
Making autism into a partisan issue can only be harmful
While US President Donald Trump and his administration are making false and debunked claims about the causes of autism, real research is improving our understanding of the condition Source link
How rethinking your relationship with time could give you more of it
You might feel like the days and weeks are slipping by. Here is how one psychologist says you can shift your experience of time Source link
AI chatbots miss urgent issues in queries about women's health
AI models such as ChatGPT and Gemini fail to give adequate advice for 60 per cent of queries relating to women’s health in a test created by medical professionals Source link
What if the idea of the autism spectrum is completely wrong?
For years, we’ve thought of autism as lying on a spectrum, but emerging evidence suggests that it comes in several distinct types. The implications for how we support autistic people could be profound Source link
The best new popular science books of January 2026
A host of new science books are due to hit shelves in January, by authors including Claudia Hammond, Deborah Cohen and Daisy Fancourt Source link
Ghostly particles might just break our understanding of the universe
An analysis of several experiments aimed at detecting the mysterious neutrino has identified a hint of a crack in the standard model of particle physics Source link
Was our earliest ancestor a knuckle-dragger, or did it walk upright?
Did Sahelanthropus, which lived 7 million years ago, walk on two legs like a modern human? It’s complicated Source link
The 3 things you should do this New Year to foster a positive mindset
Olivia Remes, a mental health researcher at the University of Cambridge, says these are the three things everyone should do this New Year to cultivate a more positive mindset Source link
Could 2026 be the year we start using quantum computers for chemistry?
Understanding the chemical properties of a molecule is an inherently quantum problem, making quantum computers a good tool for the job – and we may start seeing this take off in 2026 Source link