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Ice core reveals low CO2 during warm spell 3 million years ago
For the first time, scientists have measured atmospheric gases from the late Pliocene, yielding data that could help to predict the future climate
This neuroscientist says some psychopaths wish they were nicer
Abigail Marsh has found that many psychopaths don’t want to be cruel and uncaring, and argues that they deserve support to help them get there
The neuroscientist who wants us to be nicer to psychopaths
Abigail Marsh has found that many psychopaths don’t want to be cruel and uncaring, and argues that they deserve support to help them get there
Psychedelics may be no better than antidepressants for depression
Drugs like psilocybin that induce psychedelic effects have shown promise for treating depression. Now, a review of the evidence suggests that they are effective, but …
Route-planning AI cut climate-warming contrails on over 100 flights
A weather-forecasting AI was used to recommend routes for American Airlines flights between the US and Europe to reduce the formation of contrails, which contribute …
Google modified over 100 flights to cut climate-warming contrails
A weather-forecasting AI was used to recommend routes for American Airlines flights between the US and Europe to reduce the formation of contrails, which contribute …
Google rerouted over 100 flights to cut climate-warming contrails
A weather-forecasting AI was used to recommend routes for American Airlines flights between the US and Europe to reduce the formation of contrails, which contribute …
Google rerouted hundreds of flights to cut climate-warming contrails
A weather-forecasting AI was used to recommend routes for American Airlines flights between the US and Europe to reduce the formation of contrails, which contribute …
Social media is a defective product
Two lawsuits are being brought against giant tech firms for the dangers their apps pose to young people. Columnist Annalee Newitz says the outcome of …
A very serious guide to buying your own humanoid robot butler
You can now buy a humanoid robot housekeeper for less than the price of a second-hand car. But before splashing out, there’s something you need …
Your partner probably wakes you up at night without you even realising
People who share a bed with a partner are woken by them multiple times per night, but don’t remember most of these disturbances
Your partner may wake you up six times a night – but …
People who share a bed with a partner are woken by them multiple times per night, but don’t remember most of these disturbances
Particle discovered at CERN solves a 20-year-old mystery
Physicists working on the LHCb experiment have spotted an elusive and fleeting particle, a heavier and more charming cousin to the proton, that has been …
3I/ATLAS: Interstellar comet has water unlike any in our solar system
The levels of a heavy form of hydrogen in 3I/ATLAS are 30 to 40 times higher than in Earth's oceans, suggesting the comet has a …
Forget the multiverse. In the pluriverse, we create reality together
A radical idea that resolves many quantum paradoxes suggests there is no objective view of reality. How can the cosmos be stitched together from interlocking …
The asteroid Ryugu has all of the main ingredients for life
All five of the canonical nucleobases – the underpinnings of DNA, RNA and life on Earth – have been found in samples from the asteroid …
Why global warming is accelerating and what it means for the future
Scientists disagree whether human-made climate change or natural fluctuations are mostly to blame for worse-than-expected heat in recent years
AI is nearly exclusively designed by men – here's how to fix …
With the Trump administration’s attacks on so-called woke AI it is becoming even harder to make the technology we use fairer and more diverse. Leading …
The ancient Goths were an ethnically diverse group
Ancient DNA reveals that the Goths of eastern Europe, some of whom would ultimately sack the city of Rome, may have been a mix of …
What does it mean if the universe has extra dimensions?
Dimensions beyond the four we’re familiar with could solve a host of problems in physics and cosmology. Columnist Leah Crane explores what a higher-dimensional universe …
A smartphone app can help men last longer in bed
In a randomised trial, men who experience premature ejaculation benefitted from using an app to learn techniques for extending intercourse
Our extinct Australopithecus relatives may have had difficult births
Simulations of Australopithecus hominins’ anatomy suggest that when they gave birth, they may have exerted tremendous pressure on their pelvic floors, putting them at risk …
The 3 things you need to know about passwords, from a security …
There are a few simple things you can do to make your digital life much more secure, says cybersecurity expert Jake Moore - follow these …
Single-celled organism with no brain is capable of Pavlovian learning
A trumpet-shaped, single-celled organism seems able to predict one thing will follow another, hinting that such associative learning emerged long before multicellular nervous systems
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