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'It's better to be safe than sorry': How superstitions may still benefit us
New research found behaving superstitiously could benefit us psychologically, even if we know it has no real effect on the outcomes of our actions.
AI could shrink our brains, evolutionary biologist predicts
Evolution could alter or even eliminate some of the human traits we cherish most, changing forever what it means to be human.
Fungus is wiping out frogs. These tiny saunas could save them.
Our purpose-built "frog saunas" allow amphibians to warm up in winter and bake off chytrid infections. You can even DIY and build a frog sauna for your own backyard with our step-by-step guide.
Expect more pandemics to sweep the globe in the coming decades
When human activities disrupt and unbalance ecosystems, such as by way of climate change and biodiversity loss, things go wrong.
Tiny, portable 'laboratories' sort germs using electricity
Pathogens have distinct electrical charges, shapes and sizes. Measuring how quickly they move through an electric field can help researchers separate different species in a sample in minutes.
Huge, 7-mile scar torn across Australia's Nullarbor Plain discovered by caver scouring Google Earth
After the caver noticed a giant gash across a barren landscape, scientists discovered it was created by a ferocious tornado that no-one knew had occurred.
Scientists want to build a device that could capture the body heat we radiate, and use it to power other technologies
Imagine going on a run and using your body heat to power your fitness tracker.
Future AI models could be turbocharged by brand new system of logic that researchers call 'inferentialism'
The rigid structures of language we once clung to with certainty are cracking.
