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Climate change first ‘went viral’ exactly 70 years ago
Marc Hudson, University of Sussex We have grown so used to many things. To the pictures of wildfires…
We’re just starting to learn more about aphantasia, the inability to picture things with the mind’s eye
Some people don’t have the ability to create mental images, a condition called aphantasia, but can still experience…
Am I too old to build muscle? What science says about sarcopenia and building strength later in life
Shutterstock David Scott, Deakin University and Robin M. Daly, Deakin University Sarcopenia is the progressive and accelerated loss…
Vaccines using mRNA can protect farm animals against diseases traditional ones may not – and there are safeguards to ensure they won’t end up in your food
Vaccines help protect farm animals from various diseases. dusanpetkovic/iStock via Getty Images Plus David Verhoeven, Iowa State University…
ChatGPT can’t think – consciousness is something entirely different to today’s AI
Illus_man / Shutterstock Philip Goff, Durham University There has been shock around the world at the rapid rate…
Did life evolve more than once? Researchers are closing in on an answer
Maximillian cabinet/Shutterstock Jordi Paps, University of Bristol From its humble origin(s), life has infected the entire planet with…
When wolves move in, they push smaller carnivores closer to human development – with deadly consequences
Smaller predators steer clear of wolves, but that brings them closer to people – and the dangers humans…
Hottest days are warming twice as fast as average summer temperature in north-west Europe – new research
Matthew Patterson, University of Oxford On July 19 2022, the UK experienced its highest ever temperature. At 40.3℃…
Global warming to bring record hot year by 2028 – probably our first above 1.5°C limit
Andrew King, The University of Melbourne One year in the next five will almost certainly be the hottest…
Baboon bonds: new study reveals that friendships make up for a bad start in life
Two juvenile baboons passively share information about a food source when one sniffs the other’s muzzle while feeding.…