Antibodies against the first coronavirus strain aren’t very effective against emerging forms of the virus
While this isn't ideal news, it would be much worse if we didn't know.
A new tropical storm, Peter, has formed in the Atlantic. Another, Rose, is likely to follow soon
It's been a busy year for hurricanes.
Fossil Friday: ancient whale that walked on all fours found deep in the Egyptian desert
Not the first place you'd expect to find a whale, isn't it?
Climate change is choking the oxygen out of deep water, and it’s putting fish in a double bind
It's not a good time to be a fish.
The pandemic left a noticeable trace in birth rates, even in rich, developed countries
This is an ancient trend that is still going strong.
We could store car exhaust and use it to fuel our crops, in about a decade or so
I'm always down for more food and less exhaust.
Researchers develop a new way to tackle fake news — and it’s aimed at the stock market
Even markets are not spared from the effects of fake news.
The Yerkes–Dodson law, or why you mess up tasks when your crush is watching you
All it takes is that little bit of extra pressure.
You can now hold the whole (simulated) universe in the palm of your hand
It's stunning what you can produce with enough computational power.
Martian outposts could be made with astronaut’s blood, sweat, and pee — quite literally
Their blood, tears, and sweat contain useful chemicals for developing construction materials.
England’s largest Zoo to build ‘solar lion’ to make itself more eco-friendly
Quite an appropriate solution for a zoo!
Too much free time can be just as depressing as no free time — if you’re wasting all of it
Sometimes, you just have to get up and do a thing to be happy.
Sugarcane, slaves, empire-toppling — the story of rum
This spirit had a very busy history.
Machine learning tool 99% accurate at spotting early signs of Alzheimer’s in the lab
That's one job the robots can take, then.
Swedish company produces the first slab of steel that didn’t require any coal
We've come a long way from peat furnaces and bog iron.
The crowd can do as good a job spotting fake news as professional fact-checkers — if you group up enough people
"Quantity has a quality all its own" is an infamous quote, but it's not wrong.
Oil spill from Syria is close to hitting Cyprus’ shores
Hopefully, everyone will be banding together and doing their utmost best to tackle this spill.
Raptor birds around the world are in decline, as they struggle with habitat loss and poisoned foods
It’s a global problem, affecting over half of all species.
Your brain is cleaning itself while you’re dreaming, new research suggests
Keep it squeaky clean, everybody!
Our brains fire up their ‘prediction engine’ when faced with uncertainty — at least with music
They just hate not knowing what’s coming.