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Researchers studying a 5300-year-old mummified man have identified bacteria that lived in his gut when he was alive, as well as cold-tolerant fungi that colonised his body after death

Can recording a single group of deep-brain cells tell scientists exactly how let down you feel? A new study identifies a group of neurons within the lateral habenula that function as a biological "disappointment mete...

Daddy longlegs have been observed eating frogs in South America, suggesting that these arachnids may be predators of vertebrates.

A new study rejects the traditional "sandwich model" which defines decision-making as a discrete cognitive step between perception and action.

Google has applied for an experimental mosquito release permit to deploy millions of non-biting southern house mosquitoes that it has infected with the bacterium Wolbachia pipientis, in an effort to reduce mosquito-borne...

Can reading a book on a tablet alter how your brain maps a story line? A new study reveals that reading on paper allows the brain to organize narrative information with less effort than digital screens.

Global warming will amplify the impacts of El Niño events, and could also make them much stronger and more far-reaching

Actor Ben McKenzie explores the world of crypto in an entertaining documentary that doesn't shy away from calling out those who have promoted the currency

A new retrospective of the artist beloved by mathematicians opens this week. Get up close to the art with our interactive story

Why do we have big brains? Or walk on two legs? Biological anthropologist and broadcaster Alice Roberts talks human exceptionalism, evolution and her new book Humans with Michael Marshall

Despite AI's dizzying improvements in mathematical ability, its successes show just how integral human mathematicians are to the scientific process

Giulia Enders made her name with Gut, an exploration of our intestines. Now, in the compelling follow-up Organ Speak, shes listening to what our other organs are telling us

Feedback discovers Halupedia, an online encyclopedia that is 100 per cent generated by AI, offering such delights as the 19nd century and The Society for the Prevention of Unnecessary Tuesdays

A new study reveals that the stress hormone cortisol plays a critical role in closing early-life brain plasticity windows.

Long-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) is directly associated with lower semantic memory.

When a person coughs or sneezes, they expel a cloud of microscopic particles capable of carrying viruses and bacteria that act as vectors for respiratory diseases such as flu, COVID-19 or tuberculosis. Understanding how ...

Summer brings with it the sight of surfers moving seamlessly across wave crests, with ocean waters carrying them along coastlines. A team of scientists has now created a similar phenomenon-with small objects rather than ...

A new study reveals a lack of robust evidence proving that antidepressants prevent relapse beyond 12 months.

Mark Thomson has taken the reins at CERN just as particle physics confronts some of its deepest unknowns - and faces hard choices about what comes next

A circle running along the 27 east and 153 west meridians divides the globe into two halves with equal reflectivity - and this may have implications for solar geoengineering schemes

NASA has confirmed its MAVEN spacecraft is officially dead after losing contact with the probe in December. An anomaly in the probe's rotation speed led to an unexpected loss of power, though the exact cause remains ...

Quantum computing, once only a theoretical possibility, promises to deliver faster, more energy-efficient computers-but only if scientists can build and scale the hardware needed to run the machines. New research from Vi...