Bonobos can tell when they know something you don’t
Recognising that someone lacks information you possess is key for effective communication and cooperation, and bonobos seem to share this…
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Flying robot leaps upwards and then takes to the air like a bird
A bird-inspired robot called RAVEN can walk, hop and jump into flight, an ability that could help people develop fixed-wing…
Europa may have less oxygen to fuel life in its seas than we thought
The ocean on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa is one of the best places we have found to search for alien…
‘Forever chemicals’ have infiltrated food packaging on a wide scale
Nearly 70 "forever chemicals", also known as PFAS, are commonly found in materials that come into contact with food, some…
Bitcoin halving: When is it and what does it actually mean?
The bitcoin halving, which occurs once every four years and is expected to take place this week, will reduce rewards…
Why solar power is the only viable power source in the long run
Not only is solar more than capable of supplying all the world’s energy, in the long term it is the…
Bits of an ancient planet called Theia may be buried in Earth’s mantle
Two strange, high-density blobs buried more than a kilometre underground may have come from the ancient world Theia, which is…
‘Great Migration’ involves far fewer wildebeest than we had thought
An estimate that as many as 1.3 million wildebeest move across the Serengeti Mara landscape each year has been cut…
Everything we know about the EG.5 covid-19 variant and its symptoms
EG.5, the latest omicron covid-19 subvariant that is being dubbed "Eris", may spread more easily than past versions of the…
Earth is heading for a second year above 1.5°C climate goal
After record temperatures in 2024, climate scientists had expected this year to be cooler, but instead the planet seems to…