Science
Amateur mathematicians solve long-standing maths problems with AI
Professional mathematicians have been stunned by the progress amateurs have made in solving long-standing prob...
Cancelling plans may be more socially acceptable than you think
Volunteers consider it relatively unacceptable to cancel social plans – but they are more forgiving if it's so...
Lithium-ion batteries could last longer with chemical tweak
It's difficult to form a protective coating that prolongs battery life at the battery's cathode, but there may...
Body fat supports your health in surprisingly complex ways
Evidence is mounting that our body fat supports everything from our bone health to our mood, and now, research...
6 ways to help your children have a healthy relationship with food
Getting kids to eat well can be a minefield and a source of tension. Nancy Bostock, a consultant paediatrician...
All major AI models risk encouraging dangerous science experiments
Researchers risk fire, explosion or poisoning by allowing AI to design experiments, warn scientists. Some 19 d...
Why non-human culture should change how we see nature
Our growing understanding of how other animals also share skills and knowledge will help us chip away at the f...
Distant 'little red dot' galaxies may contain baby black holes
Since launching in 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope has found hundreds of distant and apparently bright ga...
Woolly rhino genome recovered from meat in frozen wolf pup’s stomach
A piece of woolly rhinoceros flesh hidden inside a wolf that died 14,400 years ago has yielded genetic informa...
Psychiatry has finally found an objective way to spot mental illness
A decades-long push to identify clear biomarkers for anxiety and depression is at last achieving results
China has applied to launch 200,000 satellites, but what are they for?
A Chinese application to the International Telecommunications Union suggests plans for the largest satellite m...
Three ways to become calmer this New Year that you haven't tried (yet)
Easing stress is one of the healthiest pursuits you can embark on this January. Here are some evidence-backed...
We're about to simulate a human brain on a supercomputer
The world’s most powerful supercomputers can now run simulations of billions of neurons, and researchers hope...
Quantum computers could help sharpen images of exoplanets
Combining two kinds of quantum computing devices could be just the trick for taking better images of faint, fa...
The hunt for where the last Neanderthals lived
Clues from studies of ancient plants and animals have helped archaeologists pin down where the last Neandertha...
Greenland sharks survive for centuries with diseased hearts
A study of the hearts of Greenland sharks has found that the long-lived deep-sea predator has massive accumula...
Pompeii’s public baths were unhygienic until the Romans took over
Before the Romans captured Pompeii, the famous town was run by the Samnite people – and a dip in their public...
Our elegant universe: rethinking nature’s deepest principle
For centuries, the principle of symmetry has guided physicists towards more fundamental truths, but now a slew...