Neanderthal child may have had Down’s syndrome
[ad_1] Neanderthal reconstruction at the Museum of Natural History Vienna in Austria Neanderthals/Alamy Stock Photo A Neanderthal child with Down’s syndrome survived until at least
Maxwell’s demon charges quantum batteries inside of a quantum computer
[ad_1] Splitting qubits inside a quantum computer into high and low-energy groups can charge a battery Shutterstock / Pavel Chukhov A 19th-century thought experiment, considered
Winter ‘sauna’ helps endangered frogs fight off fungal disease
[ad_1] Green and golden bell frogs in an artificial hotspot shelter Anthony Waddle One of Australia’s most endangered amphibians can fight off a deadly fungal
‘Bridge editing’ could be even better at altering DNA than CRISPR
[ad_1] Bridge editing physically links two strands of DNA Visual Science A powerful form of DNA-editing machinery discovered in bacteria might allow us to make
This mind-blowing map shows Earth’s position within the vast universe
[ad_1] This story is part of our Cosmic Perspective series, in which we confront the staggering vastness of the cosmos and our place in it.
Could paying people to lose weight help tackle obesity?
[ad_1] Nutritious produce can be expensive Gary John Norman/Getty Images A growing body of evidence suggests that paying people to lose weight could be an
AI reads brain activity to reveal what part of a movie you’re watching
[ad_1] A viewer’s brain activity told scientists when characters in the film (500) Days of Summer were on screen Collection Christophel / Alamy Movie characters
Dazzling photos capture the unreal beauty of insects
[ad_1] Wavy-lined emerald moth AlexMckPhotography Insects, with all their intricacies, make for captivating subjects to photograph, but their size and strangeness make capturing the details
China’s Chang’e 6 returns with first rocks from far side of the moon
[ad_1] The Chang’e 6 probe being retrieved in Siziwang Banner in Inner Mongolia, China Xinhua/Shutterstock China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft has returned to Earth, bringing back
What would happen if Earth was the centre of the solar system?
[ad_1] Dead Planets Society is a podcast that takes outlandish ideas about how to tinker with the cosmos – from snapping the moon in half