Jane Goodall: Children’s lack of time in nature is ‘appalling’, says conservationist
The award-winning primatologist tells New Scientist that education programmes must address the disconnect between young people and nature Environment 6...
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Animal behaviour: Hungry worms make riskier decisions to reach a meal
When enticed by the smell of buttered popcorn, food-deprived nematodes are more willing to cross a toxic copper barrier to...
3 Steps To A Straight Smile: Cosmetic Dentistry Trends And Procedures
Cosmetic dentistry was not such a common word back in the early 90s. Many people had no idea what it...
Flying insects splatting on cars have declined by 60 per cent in the UK
A survey finds that between 2004 and 2021 there have been huge declines in the number of insect "splats per...
Swapping fifth of meat for alternative foods could halve deforestation
Even a modest shift from ruminant meat to microbial proteins could cut deforestation and carbon emissions 56 per cent by...
Roe v Wade: How restricting access to abortion in the US will lead to more women’s deaths
A large body of evidence shows that restricting access to abortion doesn’t reduce the number of abortions, only increases the...
A single genetic mutation made humans more susceptible to cancer
Since we split from chimpanzees, a single letter change in our DNA appears to have made us more likely to...
AIs could be hacked with undetectable backdoors to make bad decisions
The AI algorithms used in business are often built by third-party companies, which means it is theoretically possible for rogue...
Prehistoric birds: Huge flightless swan roamed the ancient seas with a cradle on its back
A fossilised leg bone found in Japan belonged to a prehistoric swan species with adaptations similar to several other water birds, including...
Raspberries are a battleground between flies, yeast and fungus
A species of fly works together with a yeast to combat a raspberry-bound fungus that threatens the insects' larvae Life...
