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Who were the first humans to reach the British Isl...
As ancient humans left Africa, they encountered many harsh environments including the Sahara and the...
Paralysed man can feel objects through another per...
Keith Thomas, a man in his 40s with no sensation or movement in his hands, is able to feel and move ...
Martian volcanoes may have transported ice to the ...
The equatorial regions of Mars are home to unexpectedly enormous layers of ice, and they may have be...
We’re finally reading the secrets of Herculaneum’s...
A whole library’s worth of papyri owned by Julius Caesar’s father-in-law were turned to charcoal by ...
'Pregnancy test' for skeletons could help reveal a...
Progesterone, oestrogen and testosterone can be detected in skeletons over 1000 years old, offering ...
Mother's voice seems to boost language development...
Babies born too soon seem to have stronger connections in one of the major brain areas that supports...
Your diet is probably dangerously acidic but there...
Nutrition scientists have unlocked an entirely new way of thinking about why certain foods are good ...
Chatbots work best when you speak to them with for...
Are you terse and informal when speaking to an AI chatbot? If so, you might be getting worse answers...
A black hole fell into a star – then ate its way o...
Stars often fall into black holes, and now it seems the opposite can also occur, producing an extra ...
What makes a quantum computer good?
Claims that one quantum computer is better than another rest on terms like quantum advantage or quan...
Coral reefs are at a tipping point after surging g...
Record-breaking ocean temperatures have caused widespread bleaching and death among warm-water coral...
Physicists are uncovering when nature’s strongest ...
The strong nuclear force may abruptly loosen its grip on the fundamental particles that make up matt...
Serum based on plant extracts boosts hair growth i...
Applying a daily serum that contains extracts of a tropical plant improved hair density and strand t...
Evolution of intelligence in our ancestors may hav...
By tracing when variations in the human genome first appeared, researchers have found that advances ...
'Sword Dragon' ichthyosaur had enormous eyes and a...
A beautifully preserved skeleton found on the UK’s Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new speci...
Robotic underwater glider sets out to circumnaviga...
Redwing, a robotic submarine about the size of a surfboard, is embarking on a five-year journey that...
Therapy may be the most effective way to ease irri...
People with irritable bowel syndrome are often only given treatments like cognitive behavioural ther...
We've discovered another reason why naked mole rat...
The longevity of naked mole rats may partly be due to them having a variant of a key protein that bo...
