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The new world of eccentric exercise

THE NEW WORLD OF ECCENTRIC EXERCISE RUNNING UP STAIRS? LIFTING WEIGHTS? CLIMBING HILLS? IT TURNS OUT DOING JUST THE OPPOSITE MIGHT BE BETTER FOR YOU WORDS: DR MICHAEL MOSLEY O ne of the best ways to get the most out of any workout is to make it ‘eccentric’. You might think that running up a […]

The carnivore diet: can eating a meat-only diet be good for your health?

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Dr Katie Mack: We still have a lot to learn about the proton

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2022 in science

This year, the news headlines have been dominated by UK politics, the energy crisis and the Ukrainian war. But there have been some fascinating scientific discoveries too. Here’s the proof…

Horizons: Gene-edited sheep offer a glimmer of hope in developing a treatment for a form of childhood dementia

Scientists at Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute have created sheep that carry the gene for Batten disease, a rare and fatal childhood illness for which there is currently no cure. Dr Thomas Wishart tells us more

First contact

What happens if we ever detect a signal from extraterrestrial intelligence?

Robot dog learns to walk by stumbling, just like young animals in the wild

ROBOT DOG LEARNS TO WALK BY STUMBLING, JUST LIKE YOUNG ANIMALS IN THE WILD When this robot gets knocked down, it gets up again Morti, a robot dog, has taught itself to walk, just one hour after taking its first step. It learned just like animals in the wild: by tripping and stumbling until it […]

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