When Gut Bacteria Run Out of Fiber, They May Start Eating You
When dietary nutrients run low, some gut bacteria may begin feeding on the intestine’s protective lining. Plant fiber…
Hong Kong tycoon bets China will overtake US economy ‘in next decade or so’
Hong Kong property tycoon Gordon Wu Ying-sheung has predicted that China will overtake the US as the world’s…
How did Chen-ning Yang miss out on a second Nobel Prize in physics?
Since the Nobel Prize began recognising exceptional achievements in science, literature and peace in 1901, only five scientists…
Adjaye Associates-designed Princeton University Art Museum opens
The concrete-clad Princeton University Art Museum has opened in New Jersey, USA, the first major project designed by…
China’s Tsinghua University helps to break 40-year-old maths cap on computer speed
Chinese computer scientists have solved a 40-year-old mathematics bottleneck, an advance that might help boost performance in hi-tech…