Ice Age Footprints review: Ancient humans’ arrival in North America
This documentary tracks the quest for the oldest human footprints in North America, and what they can tell us about...
Health
Global food crisis is leaving millions hungry, but there are solutions
A storm of events is pushing food prices higher, exacerbating the hunger and malnutrition already experienced by hundreds of millions...
Quantum liquid: New kind of camera can detect movement of vortices in quantum liquids
Researchers have built a camera-like device for understanding how vortices form in quantum liquids, where atoms pair up and start...
Animal behaviour: Female mice release banana-scented urine when pregnant to deter males
Pregnant and lactating female mice release a banana-smelling chemical in their urine that is thought to stress out males so...
Monkeypox: First genome from latest outbreak shows links to 2018 strain
The draft sequence of the virus responsible for the rapidly growing monkeypox outbreak shows it is most closely related to...
Climate change means people are losing 44 hours of sleep per year
Analysis of data from sleep-tracking wristbands in 68 countries reveals that unusually hot nights are causing people to fall asleep...
Great Barrier Reef: Noisy boats over the reef are cutting fish lives short
The noise of motorboats over the Great Barrier Reef can stress its inhabitants, stunting the growth of young fish and...
Prehistoric Planet review: David Attenborough’s dinosaur magic
David Attenborough and Hollywood talent combine in Prehistoric Planet documentary to conjure up dinosaurs as never before Comment 20 May...
Kyoto’s cherry blossoms are blooming earlier because of climate change
The Japanese city is famous for its cherry blossoms, which traditionally mark the start of spring, but rising temperatures are...
Tiny Möbius strip fashioned from carbon nanotube building blocks
We have always been able to make Möbius strips out of paper, but now it is possible to make tiny...
