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How a 400,000-year-old elephant skeleton solved a tantalising puzzle of early human behaviour
Gerrit Dusseldorp, Leiden University One spring, after a long winter, an aged elephant lay dying at the bank…
‘Space tornadoes’ could cause geomagnetic storms – but these phenomena, spun off ejections from the Sun, aren’t easy to study
Flux ropes (simulated, right) are structures made up of magnetic field lines wrapping around each other like a…
The climate crisis is fuelling extreme fires across the planet
Hamish Clarke, The University of Melbourne We’ve all seen the alarming images. Smoke belching from the thick forests…
AI-generated lesson plans fall short on inspiring students and promoting critical thinking
Teachers are busy − can the efficiency promised by AI make them better teachers? MediaNews Group/Orange County Register…
Black hats, cauldrons and broomsticks: the historic origins of witch iconography
Shutterstock Mari Ellis Dunning, Aberystwyth University Whether they’re knocking at your door trick or treating, or hung as…
AI tools promise efficiency at work, but they can erode trust, creativity and agency
Jordan Loewen-Colón, Queen’s University, Ontario and Mel Sellick, Arizona State University What if your biggest competitive asset is…
Why coral reefs damaged by blast fishing struggle to recover — even after decades
Satrio Hani Samudra, UCL and Tries Blandine Razak, IPB University When we think about rapid decline in coral…
How alcohol contributes to the epidemic of liver disease
Timothy Naimi, University of Victoria Research has revealed a steep increase in liver disease in recent years. Meanwhile,…
New type of ‘sieve’ detects the smallest pieces of plastic in the environment more easily than ever before
Nanoplastic particles are captured by cavities in the optical sieve. Lukas Wesemann and Mario Hentschel Shaban Sulejman, The…
How can you stay safe from cyber attacks? Here are 2 simple checklists from experts
cottonbro studios/Pexels Jing Jia, University of Newcastle and Zhongtian Li, University of Newcastle “Cyber security” may sound like…