Ancient humans evolved to be better teachers as technology advanced
As our ancestors developed more advanced tools and cultural practices, they also developed new ways of explaining concepts to others – culminating in
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Could we take the entire solar system on a voyage through space?
To transport our planet across the universe, we would need to bring the whole solar system to sustain life on Earth – on this episode of Dead Planets
The arid air of Death Valley may actually be a valuable water source
An innovative device extracted a small glassful of water from the air of Death Valley desert over one day
Amazon is launching its first internet satellites to rival Starlink
Project Kuiper is Amazon’s answer to SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service, and the first prototype spacecraft are due to launch on 6 October
‘Obsolete’ muscle that wiggles ears actually activates while listening
A muscle that we thought served no purpose beyond enabling some people to wiggle their ears is actually active when we are trying hard to listen
Bird flu antibodies found in dairy workers in Michigan and Colorado
Blood tests have shown that about 7 per cent of workers on dairy farms that had H5N1 outbreaks had antibodies against the disease
Nobel prize for medicine goes to the pair who discovered microRNA
The 2024 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine has gone to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery that tiny pieces of RNA called microRNAs
AI could help replicate smells in danger of being lost to history
Artificial intelligence has been used to replicate fragrances more quickly than conventional methods, even taking into account how a scent fades over