Roger Highfield
@rogerhighfield.bsky.social
Museum exec, MRC, visiting prof at the Dunn School, Oxford, and UCL Chemistry. Ex Editor of New Scientist, and Science Editor of the Telegraph. Co-author #VirtualYou and more books. Neutron bouncer
A robot learns to lip sync www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
A robot learns to lip sync
A Columbia Engineering team announced today that they have created a robot that, for the first time, is able to learn facial lip motions for tasks such as speech and singing. In a new study ...
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January 18, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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RIP Roland Jackson www.rigb.org/explore-scie...
In memory of Sir Roland Jackson, 1954-2026
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January 18, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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Mysterious iron ‘bar’ discovered in famous nebula www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Mysterious iron ‘bar’ discovered in famous nebula
New instrument on William Herschel Telescope spots previously unknown strip of ionised iron atoms at the heart of Ring Nebula
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January 17, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Mysterious iron ‘bar’ discovered in famous nebula www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
A ‘time capsule for cells’ stores the secret experiences of their past www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A ‘time capsule for cells’ stores the secret experiences of their past
Scientists have transformed enigmatic cell structures, called vaults, into storage units for messenger-RNA molecules made in the past.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:49 PM
A ‘time capsule for cells’ stores the secret experiences of their past www.nature.com/articles/d41...
High-profile studies reporting microplastics throughout the human body have been thrown into doubt by scientists who say the discoveries are probably the result of contamination and false positives.
And even if they were true, should we be worried? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And even if they were true, should we be worried? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body
Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’
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January 14, 2026 at 12:05 PM
High-profile studies reporting microplastics throughout the human body have been thrown into doubt by scientists who say the discoveries are probably the result of contamination and false positives.
And even if they were true, should we be worried? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And even if they were true, should we be worried? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Why cancer can come back years later — and how to stop it www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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January 14, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Why cancer can come back years later — and how to stop it www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How to improve vaccine uptake: a huge study offers clues www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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January 14, 2026 at 7:52 AM
How to improve vaccine uptake: a huge study offers clues www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How to improve vaccine uptake: a huge study offers clues www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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January 14, 2026 at 7:52 AM
How to improve vaccine uptake: a huge study offers clues www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Can’t get motivated? This brain circuit might explain why — and it can be turned off www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Can’t get motivated? This brain circuit might explain why — and it can be turned off www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The first crewed Moon mission in more than 50 years could be launched by Nasa as soon as the first week of February. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
When does the Nasa Moon mission launch and who are the Artemis II crew?
The first crewed Moon mission in 50 years could launch in February, preparing the way for a future landing.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:21 AM
The first crewed Moon mission in more than 50 years could be launched by Nasa as soon as the first week of February. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Huge Chinese cell atlas reveals surprising immune variation among peoples www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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January 12, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Huge Chinese cell atlas reveals surprising immune variation among peoples www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Huge Chinese cell atlas reveals surprising immune variation among peoples www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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January 12, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Huge Chinese cell atlas reveals surprising immune variation among peoples www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Ushikuvirus: A newly discovered giant virus may offer clues to the origin of life www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Ushikuvirus: A newly discovered giant virus may offer clues to the origin of life
Giant DNA viruses that infect eukaryotic cells are thought to have played a role in the evolution of life, according to the nuclear virus origin hypothesis. Now, the discovery of a new giant DNA virus...
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January 11, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Ushikuvirus: A newly discovered giant virus may offer clues to the origin of life www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Exposure to natural light improves metabolic health www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Exposure to natural light improves metabolic health
Metabolic diseases have reached epidemic proportions in our society, driven by a sedentary lifestyle coupled with circadian misalignment - a desynchrony between our intrinsic biological clocks and env...
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January 10, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Exposure to natural light improves metabolic health www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Chinese nuclear fusion reactor pushes plasma past crucial limit: what happens next www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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January 10, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Chinese nuclear fusion reactor pushes plasma past crucial limit: what happens next www.nature.com/articles/d41...