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The Royal Astronomical Society Gold Medal. It is round, shiny and golden and has the outline of a man’s head viewed from the side.

Professor Mike Kendall wins Royal Astronomical Society’s Gold Medal

Astrophysics
Awards
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Science
An artistic concept of quantum computing showing spherically-arranged rows of binary 0 and 1 numbers with pulsating ripples across the surface.

New study uses machine learning to bridge the reality gap in quantum devices

Artificial Intelligence
Innovation
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science
The planet Uranus, seen as a greenish-blue sphere, is suspended in outer space against an illuminated line of stars to represent the Milky Way Galaxy.

New images reveal what Neptune and Uranus really look like

Astrophysics
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science
Study shows that the way the brain learns is different from the way that artificial intelligence systems learn

Study shows that the way the brain learns is different from the way that artificial intelligence systems learn

Artificial Intelligence
Medical Sciences
Neuroscience
Research
Science
An artistic image of the inside of the human gut. The walls are made up of overlapping, finger-like projections. The interior contains bacterial cells and particles ‘floating’ in the centre.

Study shows diverse gut bacteria communities protect against harmful pathogens by nutrient blocking

Biology
Health
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Medical Sciences
Research
Science
Artistic image of a double helix strand of DNA with virus particles in the background and foreground. The virus particles are spheres covered in projecting spikes.

Ancient DNA reveals how a chicken virus evolved to become more deadly

Biology
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science
A pile of disposable e-cigarettes on the ground.

Study finds that vast amounts of waste are caused by single-use e-cigarette batteries

Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science
Sustainability
Net Zero needs carbon capture

Expert Comment: It is remarkable how much we agree. COP28 and the transition from fossil fuels

Climate change
Environment
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Research
Science
Social Sciences
A hand in a latex glove holds an assortment of pills and capsules. Nearby are several petri dishes with bacterial colonies growing on agar.

Antibiotic resistance genes are spread more widely between bacteria than previously thought

Biology
Health
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science
Just stop oil

Expert Comment: Just stop oil is easy to shout but it cannot just happen - and not 'justly'

Climate change
Environment
Expert opinion
Research
Science
Social Sciences

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