Mummified baby mammoth found by Canadian miners
MUMMIFIED BABY MAMMOTH FOUND BY CANADIAN MINERS The immaculately preserved specimen is “one of the most incredible mummified Ice Age animals ever discovered” For palaeontologists this is better than striking gold: miners working to excavate permafrost in the Yukon in northwestern Canada have unearthed a frozen baby mammoth. Geologists from the Yukon Geological Survey and […]
Horizons: Microbes found in volcanic environments could help reveal more about life on other planets
HORIZONS MICROBES FOUND IN VOLCANIC ENVIRONMENTS COULD HELP REVEAL MORE ABOUT LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS Researchers studying bacteria in Hawaii’s lava caves have discovered intricate communities working together in hostile surroundings Deep within the lava caves of Hawaii, microbial life thrives. In fact, a recent study has found that the life teeming within the caves […]
The future’s bright…
As a remedy for all the bad news out there, let us prescribe you a small dose of feel-good science. Each issue, we’ll give you a rundown of the latest breakthroughs that aim to solve humanity’s biggest problems. From cars that capture carbon to batteries made from trees, here you’ll find many reasons to feel […]
Dr Radha Modgil: Exercise pills… a hard idea to swallow
COMMENT DR RADHA MODGIL: EXERCISE PILLS… A HARD IDEA TO SWALLOW A new pill could offer the physical benefits of an active lifestyle, but what about the boost that exercise can give your mental health? Keep active and get moving are messages we hear a lot of when it comes to wellbeing advice. And with […]
Dr Julia Shaw: How to create a virtual child
COMMENT DR JULIA SHAW: HOW TO CREATE A VIRTUAL CHILD Criminal psychologists and computer scientists are using virtual avatars to train people how to interview vulnerable children Ask a child a question, and you will quickly learn that many of their answers are quite scattered. You ask how their day was, and they respond with […]
Dr Kate Darling: The (squirrel’s) ghost in the machine
COMMENT DR KATE DARLING: THE (SQUIRREL’S) GHOST IN THE MACHINE Why questions about robot sentience can lead to far-reaching conversations about the people we want to be The news media went wild in June over a report that Google engineer Blake Lemoine believed one of the company’s advanced AI systems, LaMDA (Language Model for Dialogue […]
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Money: Can it buy you happiness?
MONEY: CAN IT BUY YOU HAPPINESS? We all need enough to cover our basic needs, but beyond that the link between wealth and wellness is less clear ‘Money can’t buy you happiness’ is either a well-known piece of folk wisdom, or a tired cliché. Is it right, though? Scientifically speaking, the answer is… mixed. A […]
Dark matter: Is it time we gave up looking for it?
DARK MATTER: IS IT TIME WE GAVE UP LOOKING FOR IT? After decades of looking for dark matter and coming up short, some researchers say we should take the possibility of a new theory of gravity more seriously Two cosmic anomalies tell us that something big is missing from our model of the Universe. First, […]
Rewilding: Is it all just a celebrity cult?
COMMENT REWILDING: IS IT ALL JUST A CELEBRITY CULT? In July, four bison were released in Kent. But is rewilding the best way to boost biodiversity? Rewilding is all the rage. Landowners are exhorted to rewild farmland, moorland and mountains, while governments are asked to commit to rewilding policies. During No-Mow May (a wonderful initiative) […]