
Nicola Davis
Science Journalist at The Guardian
Presenter and Host at Science Weekly
Science Correspondent for the Guardian. Book lover, archer and stitcher. Shortlisted for British Science Journalist of the Year 2021.
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6 days ago |
theguardian.com | Nicola Davis
Frank Sinatra did it his way, taking to the pool to boost his vocal prowess, and it seems Rod Stewart is singing from the same songsheet. Now scientists say the approach might not be somethin’ stupid. Stewart, 80, is still entertaining fans with his raspy vocals and energetic stage performances and earlier this month he revealed that as well as running and playing some football, swimming also played a key part in his campaign to stay forever young.
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Nicola Davis
When it comes to social climbing, it’s not who you know, or how many people you know, it’s about knowing who knows whom, research suggests. Experts studying social connections made by first year university students say those who ended up with the most influence were not necessarily the most popular, but those who had a good idea, early on, about who belonged to which clique or community.
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Nicola Davis
If male baboons were subject to the same kind of cultural commentary as humans, the phrase “deadbeat dads” might be called for, such is the primate’s relatively limited involvement in raising their young. But a study suggests that even their little effort might go a long way, with female baboons who experience a stronger relationship with their fathers when young tending to live longer as adults.
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Nicola Davis
People using weight loss jabs shed far fewer pounds in the real world than in clinical trials, researchers have found. Jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, which contain the drugs semaglutide and tirzepatide respectively, have transformed the treatment of obesity, with studies suggesting the former can help people lose up to 20% of their body weight after 72 weeks of treatment. However, a new study suggests the drugs, known as GLP-1 RAs, may not produce such drastic weight loss in everyday settings.
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Nicola Davis
Tyrannosaurs might evoke images of serrated teeth, massive bodies and powerful tails, but their most recent ancestor yet discovered was a slender, fleet-footed beast of rather more modest size. Experts say the new species – identified from two partial skeletons – helps fill a gap in the fossil record between the small, early ancestors of tyrannosaurs and the huge predators that evolved later.
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