Anthropology Smelling the past: researchers reconstruct how ancient societies would have smelled like March 30, 2022
News AI has now reportedly mastered the game of bridge — and unlike chess AIs, it can also explain itself March 29, 2022
News Ukrainian drone operators are using Musk’s Starlink system to coordinate strikes against invading forces March 29, 2022
Environmental Issues These hard-bodied robots can reproduce, learn and evolve autonomously March 4, 2022
Future People find AI-generated faces to be more trustworthy than real faces — and it could be a problem February 24, 2022 - Updated on October 20, 2022
Discoveries These are the world’s oldest pants — and there’s more to them than meets the eye. February 21, 2022
Archaeology Modern humans ventured into Neanderthal territory much earlier than we thought February 11, 2022
Environment Your food may soon come wrapped in self-cleaning, biodegradable plastic inspired by the lotus February 10, 2022
Discoveries Hero or usurper? Map discovery unveils land grabbing by controversial US explorer February 8, 2022
Technology Anonymizing smartphone data is no longer enough — users can be identified with just a few details January 27, 2022
News Science may not be the meritocracy we thought it to be: gender and race discrepancies are prevalent January 18, 2022
Discoveries For centuries, Peruvian elites used booze and drugs to cement their empire January 13, 2022
Science European Football is becoming increasingly predictable as the rich get richer January 12, 2022
News Contrary to popular belief, Twitter’s algorithm amplifies conservative, not liberal voices January 12, 2022
Health Immune cells from the common cold offer protection against COVID-19, researchers find January 11, 2022
Diseases New COVID variant identified in France — but experts say we shouldn’t fear it January 7, 2022
Agriculture Fields in North America will see their first robot tractors by the end of the year January 6, 2022
Technology Is your phone really listening to your conversations? Well, turns out it doesn’t have to December 29, 2021
Health US Army claims progress on vaccine that works against all COVID-19 and SARS variants December 26, 2021 - Updated on January 4, 2022
News Ancient poop suggests someone colonized the Faroe Islands before the Vikings December 17, 2021 - Updated on January 26, 2022
News This cafe in Japan has robot waiters controlled remotely by disabled workers December 2, 2021 - Updated on December 7, 2021
Materials New ‘super jelly’ is soft, but strong enough to withstand the weight of a few cars November 26, 2021
News Racial disparities in police shootings in the US are even bigger than previously thought November 10, 2021
Future California cultured meat plant is ready to produce 50,000 pounds of meat per year November 5, 2021
Geology We are one step closer to forecasting how volcanoes will behave during eruptions November 3, 2021
Environment Scientists make eco-knives from hardened wood that slice through steak October 20, 2021 - Updated on July 22, 2022
Materials Could machine learning help us develop next-generation materials? These researchers believe so October 18, 2021
News Long-term, they’re cheaper: Electric cars can cost 40% less to maintain over their lifetime September 28, 2021
Remote sensing A neural network has learned to identify tree species from satellite September 28, 2021
