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Ancient, prehistoric owl-like plaques may actually be children’s toys

A glimpse into childhood behaviors in Copper Age societies.

Brain implants could allow soldiers to fire weapons with their thoughts and turn off fear -- but what about the ethics of all this?

From warfare to entertainment and VR, brain-computer interface development has extended beyond prosthetics for patients with disabilities. Missing is full ethical consideration of the consequences.

Power lines over Lake Pontchartrain elegantly demonstrate the curvature of Earth

Set, Game, and Match, flat-earthers!

The EU is cracking down on plastic waste, starting with packaging

It will take some time to be approved, but it could make a difference

People are increasingly living longer. But does that mean they should work longer in life too?

People could work 20 years more than they do today before they retire. Here's how that could pan out.

This fossil just overturned a key assumption that scientists had about origin of modern birds

"We've been completely backwards in our assumptions of how the modern bird skull evolved for well over a century," researchers said.

Researchers develop printable, wearable insect repellant

The new system can be 3D printed and worn as a ring or bracelet.

Air pollution causes almost half of all stillbirths -- over 1 million a year

India, China, Nigeria and Pakistan, among the most affected

Industrial dishwashers may harm your gut's protective inner lining

Rinse agents used in the final cycles of household dishwashers may disrupt gastrointestinal epithelial cells.

Whether it's text writing or generating images, artificial intelligence is getting a lot better -- and fast

It's got some serious skills, but are we prepared to deal with the implications?

Microfibers, the new floating home of bacteria in the Mediterranean Sea

This can help to assess and prevent health risks, the researchers said

The pandemic wrecked the social lives of school kids in the world's poor countries

The pandemic has messed up many things including the academic and social growth of school children.

New mapping tools can improve epilepsy treatment

The new model is a game changer for seizure detection.

Bats and death metal singers have more in common than we imagined

Death metal fans might just have a new mascot.

San Francisco police will be allowed to use killer robots (when all else fails)

This marks a major shift in policing tactics.

Oldest dog bone ever found redraws timeline of canine domestication

A 17,000-year-old canine humerus is cementing the notion that man's best friend originates in Western Europe.

Men can reduce bowel cancer risk by eating a plant-based diet

Add this to the list of reasons to eat more plants.

Researchers find two never-before-seen minerals in a massive meteorite that crashed in Africa

This could hold clues about the early days of our solar system.

Who needs a doctor? Smart bandage monitors wounds in real-time

The device monitors wounds and promotes healing all at the same time.

How much water do we need to drink a day? It's a big 'it depends'

Physical activity level and athletic status explained the largest proportion of the differences in water turnover.

Hip-hop hit song named after suicide hotline linked to fewer suicides in the US

The suicide prevention anthem may have saved hundreds of lives.

World's largest active volcano erupts for first time in 40 years

Measured from it's base, Mauna Loa is taller than Mount Everest.

This AI invented 31 million materials that don't yet exist

It is now possible to expand the research of new materials by orders of magnitude.

Children born during the Great Depression aged faster

Your biological and chronological age are not the same -- and exposure to stress while still in the womb may make some people age faster as adults.

Protests continue offline and online in China, as authorities try to squash and erase any trace of disobedience

A blank sheet of paper, math equations, and alpacas have become the unlikely symbols of the protests in China.

The secret of seagrass and its crucial role in fighting one of the worst effects of climate change

While we focus on the land, the seas are also having a climate reckoning.

Archaeologists find mummies in Egypt with golden tongues in their mouth

Uhm we're not exactly sure why.

This 525-million-year-old fossil is challenging what we know about how the brain evolved

The world's oldest fossilized brain reveals a turning point in the evolution of the nervous system.

A silver lining for sharks: new regulation can protect these predators in dire straits

While trade wasn't banned, it should now be reduced greatly -- but enforcement is still a problem.

Scientists revive ancient viruses trapped for thousands of years in the permafrost

We're not worried, you're worried.

Scanning a QR code on milk cartons could help improve livestock welfare

Animal farming is about to go through a technological revolution, but the focus needs to be on animal wellfare too.

To compete with Airbnb, high-end hotels manipulate their reviews

Review manipulating is nothing new. But the way businesses are manipulating their reviews is changing.

Over 1000 songs released in China have AI voices. Some have over 100 million streams

After competing with painters and illustrators, AI has started replacing singers in China.

US wants to target environmental criminals behind deforestation in Brazil

The Amazon has become a hotspot for illegal activities, from deforestation to mining. The US thinks it can help.

This is the first house 3D-printed from bio-based materials

The new technology could come in at a key moment.

Physics could bring a brand new, splashless type of urinal

We could all use some cleaner floors in public places.

British Paralympian becomes world’s first disabled astronaut

He won't be going to space just yet, though.

Why queues for women’s toilets are longer than men’s

Men spend, on average, around 60 seconds in a toilet, while women spend 90. This is for many reasons, including biology. This leads to a bottleneck that keeps women waiting around to use the loo.

Cheap, sensor-based agriculture could slash water use by up to 70%

We could definitely use something like this with all the droughts around.

Charles Henry Turner: The little-known Black high school science teacher who revolutionized the study of insect behavior in the early 20th century

The son of a formerly enslaved mother, Charles Henry Turner was the first to discover that bees and other insects have the ability to modify their behavior based on experience.

Stunning fossil shows army ants once swarmed in more places than they do now

They travel around the world due to their big appetite.

This huge bird seems to self-medicate on plants used in traditional medicine

More research is needed, but it could be a big discovery.

These Roman gold coins were thought to be crude forgeries. But they may be genuine, revealing the story of a mysterious 'Roman Emperor'

The story of a 'fake emperor' from a far-away province at the edge of the Roman Empire just got a lot more interesting.

Scientists develop mechanically active adhesive that prevents muscle loss

The device constantly stretches and contracts immobilized muscles to prevent muscle loss.

Introducing 'ronna' and 'quetta', the new metric prefixes used to describe stupendously large quantities

The booming growth of data is prompting scientists to come up with new creative prefixes to describe the very large, but also the very small.

Rich countries agreed to pay for climate damages. But how will this work?

It’s called loss and damage finance and it was agreed at the COP27 climate summit.

How bacteria travel thousands of kilometers piggybacking on airborne dust

As winds pick up dirt and sand, they also pick up any microbes adhering to those particles, potentially introducing them to new locations.

Can supplements and diet tackle arthritis? Here's what we know so far

Arthritis is a relatively common disease that affects your joints, causing pain and stiffness that can worsen with age. Each form causes different symptoms and may require different treatments, but while arthritis usually affects older adults, it can develop in people of any age. There is no true ‘cure’ for arthritis, but this doesn’t mean […]

What did the past smell like? Scientists reproduce historical fragrances to find out

Recreating long-faded smells from history to evoke the past is a new way to experience culture in museums and tours.

How satellites, radar and drones are tracking meteorites and aiding Earth’s asteroid defence

Our planetary defense system is just getting started.

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