Errors acknowledged in “rushed” stem cell paper
A high-profile study in which U.S. researchers reported they had turned human skin cells into embryonic stem cells contained errors, its lead author has acknowledged. - Read more
Neanderthals weaned babies young, study suggests
Neanderthals may have started weaning their young from seven months of age and transferred them to solid food by just over a year, according to a new fossil tooth study. - Read more
Vitamin C kills tuberculosis in accidental discovery
Lab-grown tuberculosis (TB) bacteria has been killed with good old Vitamin C – an "unexpected" discovery scientists hope will lead to better, cheaper drugs. - Read more
Thick-skulled fossil cuts dino theory down to size
The discovery of a new thick-skulled dinosaur the size of a large dog may challenge our image of a pre-historic Earth dominated by supersized lizards, a study said. - Read more
Features
In conversation with C.J. Cherryh
COSMOS talks to science-fiction author C.J. Cherryh about the genre and how she writes it.
In conversation with Peter Pringle
COSMOS chats to journalist Peter Pringle about a famous scientific rip-off that followed the discovery of a cure for tuberculosis.
Harder, faster, longer…
Can we continue to push for more power to fuel our lavish Western lifestyles as the population explodes? Or is the grass greener on the other side? Richard A. Lovett finds out.
The state of flux
Speculative fiction convention Conflux 9, held in Canberra, Australia, over the weekend, offered insights into the hearts of the genre and its people, reports COSMOS reviews editor Rivqa Rafael.
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