A huge flightless bird called Pachystruthio dmanisensis lived in eastern Europe 1.8 million years ago, just when hominins first entered the continent from Africa
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HPV vaccination programmes around the world have significantly cut rates of virus infection, pre-cancerous lesions and genital warts
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DNA from 120,000-year-old bones sheds light on the ancestry of Neanderthals in Europe, revealing a remarkable 80,000 years of genetic continuity, interbreeding with a mystery hominin and migrations
Wed Jun 26, 2019 21:00
People who often go barefoot develop thicker skin on the soles of their feet for protection – but unlike cushioned shoes, thick skin can still sense vibrations
Wed Jun 26, 2019 20:00
This tiny insect-inspired robot weighs just 259 milligrams, has four wings that flap 170 times per second and is powered by six mini solar panels
Wed Jun 26, 2019 20:00
Women who undergo repeated cycles of IVF are more likely to have problems with their placenta if they later become pregnant
Wed Jun 26, 2019 15:33
What happens when we think? Why are some brains resistant to decline? How do you make a brain? What makes you smart? Find out in our guide to the most important organ
Wed Jun 19, 2019 14:00
A famous result in psychology says that people fail to intervene when they see people in violent situations, but a review of CCTV footage finds that isn't true
Wed Jun 26, 2019 14:16
The pole is racing towards Siberia - but why? It's a mystery with huge implications, and to solve it, we're building an explosive model of the planet's core
Wed Jun 26, 2019 14:00
Digital doctors are already in use, but there are big questions about how they work. Are we ready for the rise of AI healthcare?
Wed Jun 26, 2019 14:00
Donna Lu investigates the murky world of security tech. She finds cameras packed with artificial intelligence, fingerprint scanners and a live owl
Wed Jun 26, 2019 13:30
Robots will take our jobs in name only. They are actually fragmenting them in a way that undermines our ability to find full-time work, warns Annalee Newitz
Wed Jun 26, 2019 12:23
The share of premature deaths in the UK linked to air pollution has dropped significantly because of action on emissions – but there is still a long way to go
Wed Jun 26, 2019 02:01
A gene-edited tobacco plant with near-zero nicotine could boost plans to eliminate smoking by making cigarettes non-addictive
Tue Jun 25, 2019 18:47
Daily exposure to air pollution, including particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide, has a negative impact on women's fertility
Tue Jun 25, 2019 18:30
In 2018, a satellite-tracked Arctic fox migrated across sea ice from Svalbard to northeast Canada – but repeat journeys may soon be impossible as the poles warm
Tue Jun 25, 2019 17:50
This huge crater in a field in Germany was created when a bomb dropped around 75 years ago finally exploded
Tue Jun 25, 2019 14:12
The success rates for two common fertility treatments have peaked, with only one in four cycles of IVF or ICSI getting pregnant
Tue Jun 25, 2019 12:45
UK’s solar farms could provide habitats and food for wildlife, says a new report – but critics worry that planned larger farms will be less wildlife-friendly
Tue Jun 25, 2019 08:00
NASA’s Curiosity rover has detected a brief burp of methane on Mars, and we may be able to confirm the signal because satellites were monitoring the same region
Mon Jun 24, 2019 22:28
Two-year-olds with higher abundances of two particular gut microbes have more activity in brain regions associated with attention and language acquisition
Mon Jun 24, 2019 18:47
The Late Heavy Bombardment may have stopped on Mars 4.48 billion years ago, allowing it to become more favourable to life earlier than previously suggested
Mon Jun 24, 2019 18:00
A new study opens the door to probiotics that boost physical performance, but whether they will work in humans is far from proven
Mon Jun 24, 2019 18:00
Many countries impose time limits on storing frozen sperm, but a sperm bank study has found this may not be necessary as it has little effect on birth rates
Mon Jun 24, 2019 17:14
People are often advised to freeze embryos and delay implantation so the uterus can recover from drugs taken during egg removal, but there may be few benefits
Mon Jun 24, 2019 17:00
Antibiotic-resistant microbes may be able to enter the human food chain via plants and vegetables as well as via meat, according to research in mice
Mon Jun 24, 2019 15:25
We may now know why Orcas mysteriously meet near Australian every year. Underwater canyons funnel squid to the area making it a perfect feasting spot
Mon Jun 24, 2019 14:33
Artificial intelligence trained on human-made gambling decisions has picked up our illogical habits, which could help machines better predict human behaviour
Sun Jun 23, 2019 10:00
The US Navy wants to modify military vehicles to fool AIs. For example, so that an AI misclassifies a tank as just an ordinary car
Sat Jun 22, 2019 12:00
Most people in the US don’t support going to the moon or Mars, according to a recent survey, but about half say they’d take a trip to orbit Earth if given the chance
Fri Jun 21, 2019 19:01
After their mothers died, adolescent chimps adopted their younger siblings and became upset if they lost sight of them even temporarily
Fri Jun 21, 2019 18:39
Years before schizophrenia can be diagnosed by doctors, artificial intelligence may be able to detect early signs of the condition in people's speech
Fri Jun 21, 2019 15:10
People are more likely to hand in found wallets if they contain more money, probably because we don’t like to think of ourselves as thieves
Thu Jun 20, 2019 21:00
Scientists have trained grey seals to copy speech, as well as notes from music including the Star Wars theme and the nursery rhyme Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Thu Jun 20, 2019 18:27
The Planetary Society’s LightSail-2 satellite, which uses sails to harness the energy of sunlight, is planned to launch on 24 June aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket
Thu Jun 20, 2019 17:35
It’s not enough to call climate change an emergency, says Adam Vaughan. We need to take emergency action as well
Thu Jun 20, 2019 16:28
DNA analysis of an unusually shaped skull found in west Greenland suggests the creature was a hybrid male whale, with a narwhal mother and beluga father
Thu Jun 20, 2019 16:00
In 2024, Japan wants to send a rover to one of Mars’s moons, Phobos and Deimos. Samples taken there could help us sort out how they formed and whether they hold ice
Thu Jun 20, 2019 13:59
Weather forecasts may soon include explanations of how climate change may have impacted extreme weather events
Thu Jun 20, 2019 12:03
Rare footage shows a Eurasian beaver in North Yorkshire gnawing through a tree trunk and felling the tree in just 15 minutes
Thu Jun 20, 2019 12:01
Suicide rates in the US are at their highest since the second world war, and a new report shows an increase among Native Americans and Asian or Pacific Islanders
Thu Jun 20, 2019 07:01
The speed at which glaciers in the Himalayas are losing ice has doubled since the turn of the century, an analysis of declassified spy film has revealed
Wed Jun 19, 2019 21:00
Analysing ancient pots has revealed the drinking habits of Celts in France. Over 2000 years ago they were drinking beer, mead and imported Greek wines
Wed Jun 19, 2019 21:00
A robotic fish uses electronic blood to power itself. The design is very energy efficient and the creators say it can swim non-stop for 36 hours
Wed Jun 19, 2019 20:00
From exposing sexual secrets to repairing a bad image, the digital afterlife and who controls it matters in unexpected ways, as a fascinating new book explains
Wed Jun 19, 2019 20:00
Anthropologist Ruth Mace talks about what motivates us, and how the Tibetan plateau is the best place to be if the apocalypse comes
Wed Jun 19, 2019 20:00
Earth's nearest neighbours have turned into uninhabitable hellholes. Understanding their transformation will teach us which rocky exoplanets might be fit for life
Wed Jun 19, 2019 20:00
Stories of Chernobyl's nuclear meltdown and the doomed Franklin hunt for a North-West Passage terrify for very different reasons, says Chelsea Whyte in her latest column
Wed Jun 19, 2019 20:00
From IVF to miscarriage, the podcast She Says She's Fine wants women to share their intimate secrets and get informed about sexual and reproductive health
Wed Jun 19, 2019 20:00
A BBC micro:bit program and a sound sensor will get the party started. Here's how to make a disco ball that automatically spins when music plays
Wed Jun 19, 2019 20:00
There’s no doubt everyone should vaccinate – but to combat “anti-vax” we must understand the legitimate reasons for some communities’ mistrust, says Furaha Asani
Wed Jun 19, 2019 20:00
A 3200-year-old sanctuary once described as the Sistine Chapel of Hittite religious art could have acted as a calendar that was centuries ahead of its time
Wed Jun 19, 2019 20:00
With biblical floods and famine on the cards, the fight against global warming needs faiths to get serious about green issues, says Graham Lawton
Wed Jun 19, 2019 20:00
At last week’s games mecca, E3, titles like Watch Dogs Legion and Cyperpunk 2077 played on our uneasiness about tech, channelling the darkness of Netflix’s Black Mirror
Wed Jun 19, 2019 19:59
After the success of Rosetta, the European Space Agency plans to launch three spacecraft to wait in space until a speedy comet from the edge of the solar system passes by
Wed Jun 19, 2019 19:46
The breeding of lop-eared rabbits has created animals more prone to ear and dental problems, similar to the way that short-muzzled dogs like pugs suffer
Wed Jun 19, 2019 19:45
What happens when we think? How do we explain consciousness? Why are some brains resistant to decline? We answer the biggest questions about your most important organ
Wed Jun 19, 2019 14:00
The dive reflex, in which blood flow to the skin is reduced, was once thought to be an entirely automatic response – but seals have worked out how to control it
Tue Jun 18, 2019 21:00
Creativity tests reveal that people with narcolepsy are more inventive, perhaps because they rapidly enter the dream state in which we have unusual experiences
Tue Jun 18, 2019 19:14
Antiphospholipid syndrome is an autoimmune condition that can lead to miscarriages or even death – and in some cases it might be brought on by a gut bacterium
Tue Jun 18, 2019 19:00
Your questions answered on Facebook's cryptocurrency Libra. What will it be used for, can we trust it, and what's the point?
Tue Jun 18, 2019 17:17
NASA has captured its closest and most detailed image yet of Bennu, a 78 billion-kilogram asteroid which approaches close to Earth every six years
Tue Jun 18, 2019 16:44
Transplant organs are still being sourced from executed prisoners in China, according to an inquiry set up by a campaign group to investigate the issue
Tue Jun 18, 2019 14:03
Facebook is launching a cryptocurrency called Libra. It says people will be able to use the currency to pay for goods from within WhatsApp
Tue Jun 18, 2019 13:52
It’s their “puppy dog eyes” that really help dogs melt our hearts – now we know they are created by a facial muscle that is lacking in the closely related wolf
Mon Jun 17, 2019 22:00
From Extinction Rebellion to the Hong Kong marches, protesters are regularly taking to the streets. But what really works to change people's minds
Mon Jun 17, 2019 20:09
Children who grow up on farms have a lower risk of developing asthma, and now it seems that may be due to microbes that can be in urban homes as well
Mon Jun 17, 2019 18:00
Two more people are reported to have died after eating contaminated sandwiches at a UK hospital. Here’s everything you need to know about the listeria outbreak
Mon Jun 17, 2019 14:41
The supermassive black hole at the Milky Way’s centre is relatively calm and peaceful, which may be because magnetic fields keep gas and dust just out of reach
Mon Jun 17, 2019 13:45
Pop stars like Lil Dicky and Grimes are using their music and their huge followings to gain vital coverage of climate change. This rise in social media-driven activism shows that a tipping point has been reached in popular culture
Mon Jun 17, 2019 08:00
Godzilla is back in the film King of the monsters. Japan’s nuclear-powered creature exposes our obsession with radiation, says Simon Ings in his latest column
Wed Jun 12, 2019 20:00
Climate scientist David Reay has started farming carbon to repay a lifetime of carbon emissions. But sometimes, he says, it is like being trapped in a game of Pac-Man
Wed Jun 12, 2019 20:00
With wildfires on the rise, endangered koalas are more threatened than ever, but a new treatment for burned animals offers a ray of hope. We go inside the world's only koala hospital
Wed Jun 12, 2019 20:00
Dark matter may have physicists stumped, but Science Gallery London has found clever ways to explore the elusive matter filling our universe
Wed Jun 12, 2019 20:00
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