We now know how much global warming has delayed the next ice age
Earth during a glacial periodZoonar/Alexander Savchuk/Alamy Without human-induced climate change, Earth may…
Extreme heat may speed up biological ageing in older people
A woman drinks water during a heatwave in Hyeres, FranceMagali Cohen/Hans Lucas/AFP…
Hunter-gatherers get less sleep than people in industrial societies
Members of the Himba community in Namibia get just 5.5 hours of…
Big animals have higher cancer risk – but also evolved better defences
African elephants have extra copies of genes that help resist cancerNeil Aldridge/Nature…
Hair conditioner made from wood is black and smelly, but eco-friendly
The black hair conditioner on the left is derived from the wood…
How one farm is testing multiple carbon-capture tricks all at once
Wilbourne Farm in VirginiaJames Dinneen Kade Wilbourne pulls a lever, and several…
US stops sharing flu data with WHO amidst one of its worst flu seasons
The US withdrawal from the World Health Organization formally takes one year,…
NOAA scientists refuse to link warming weather to climate change
Extreme weather, including hurricanes, has increased with climate changeMODIS Land Rapid Response…
USAID funding freeze devastates reproductive healthcare worldwide
Women lining up at a mobile tent for reproductive health services at…
Why AI resorts to stereotypes when it is role-playing humans
AI models struggle to mimic people with particular demographic identitieswhitebalance.oatt/Getty Images Artificial…
