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Science
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Hold up, humans! Ants figured out medicine, farming and engineering long before we did
Ants – creatures with tiny brains and no capacity for speech – routinely pull off feats that rival, and sometimes exceed, our own, says Tanya Latty
Into the deep: how Neil Agius pushes human limits to inspire change
Maltese ultra-swimmer Neil Agius is not just pushing the limits of human endurance – he is redefining them, says Christian Keszthelyi
MaltaHip Project: what’s next?
What is the MaltaHip Project and how will the team from the University of Malta be changing the lives of millions of people with joint-related issues?
Esplora launches summer programme
The programme offers various educational and entertaining activities for children aged 2 to 14
Let Them Theory: it’s a “life-changer”
TikTok and Oprah love the ‘deeply individualistic’ trend. Can it help you? We asked an expert
How was the wheel invented: a controversial rethink
Computer simulations reveal the unlikely birth of this world-changing technology nearly 6,000 years ago
Embarrassed? Why this feeling might actually be good for you
Embarrassment can invite empathy and forgiveness, strengthening relationships explains Laura Elin Pigott
Why taking a cold shower on a hot day might be a bad idea
Adam Taylor explains why it might actually not be helping the body cool off at all and what you should do instead
AI ‘reanimations’ of the dead raise ethical quandaries
Researchers says that making deepfake facsimiles of the dead - from Agatha Christie to Martin Luther King Jr - is morally problematic
Knowing our universe
Jonathan Firbank explores Malta’s Institute of Space Sciences and Astronomy (ISSA) and the way it is flourishing