Science
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Striking photos highlight the stark reality of Arctic glacier melt
The Kongsbreen and Kronebreen glaciers in Svalbard, Norway, Åslund/Norwegian Polar Institute/Greenpeace The mighty collision of two glaciers – Kongsbreen and…
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Majority of people believe their devices spy on them to serve up ads
Your phone isn’t listening miodrag ignjatovic/Getty Images Most people believe that they have received an online advert as a result…
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Having a baby on Mars? You may be in for a difficult time
Mars – the kind of place to raise your kids? ESA /MPS/OSIRIS/MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA As a kind of living embodiment of the…
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Bacteria found in asteroid sample – but they’re not from space
Bacteria on a sample from the Ryugu asteroid, viewed with an electron microscope Matthew J. Genge et al. 2024 A…
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Crushed rocks outpace giant fans in race to remove CO2 from air
Spreading crushed basalt rock dust on fields UNDO Projects that spread rock dust on farms are removing more carbon dioxide…
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Never Let Me Go review: Stunning stage adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s book asks the big questions
Kathy (Nell Barlow, left) and Ruth (Matilda Bailes) in Never Let Me Go Hugo Glendinning/Bristol Old Vic Written by Suzanne HeathcoteBased…
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The Future Loves You review: Could brain freezing cure all disease – indirectly?
Checking on patients at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scottsdale, Arizona Jesse Rieser/New York The Future Loves YouAriel Zeleznikow-Johnston (Penguin, 28…
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Creatine: The science behind the gym supplement with benefits for both brain and body
Creatine supplements are commonly available in powder form Shutterstock/RHJPhtotos Creatine is one of the most widely studied performance-enhancing substances in…
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Brainwave experiment shows minke whales have ultrasonic hearing
The minke whale is a smaller species of baleen whale Kerstin Meyer/Getty Images Brainwave testing of two young baleen whales…
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Chimpanzees seem to get more technologically advanced through culture
Some chimpanzees use sticks to fish for termites Manoj Shah/Getty Images Wild chimpanzees appear to learn skills from each other…
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