The Amazon is teetering on the edge of a climate tipping point
[ad_1] Plans to pave the Trans-Amazonian highway in Brazil could accelerate deforestation Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images Deforestation has pushed the Amazon to the very edge
Could when you eat be as important as what you eat?
[ad_1] It is close to midnight and I am bingeing both on a Netflix show and leftovers from the fridge. I know I will regret
AI helps driverless cars predict how unseen pedestrians may move
[ad_1] A driverless car in downtown Los Angeles Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images The artificial intelligence systems that control driverless cars can still struggle
Anti-inflammatory diets: Do certain foods reduce inflammation and help you live longer?
[ad_1] It is one of the scourges of life in the modern world: chronic inflammation. This unhelpful response by the body’s immune system is linked
One course of antibiotics can change your gut microbiome for years
[ad_1] Antibiotics can reduce diversity in the gut microbiome, raising the risk of infections that cause diarrhoea – and the effects may last years [ad_2]
Clean energy rollout means China’s emissions may have peaked
[ad_1] China is embracing solar power, with panels on the North Barren Mountain in Zhangjiakou Costfoto/NurPhoto/Getty Images A massive rollout of wind and solar power
Meditation seems to improve our empathy for strangers
[ad_1] Meditation can help you connect with others Mira/Alamy An eight-week meditation programme led women to experience more empathy for strangers, suggesting that meditation can
Flu viruses are made to move through mucus
[ad_1] Proteins on the outside of influenza A viruses are key to breaching our bodies’ mucus barriers Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library Before viruses can infect
Flu viruses are made to move through mucus
[ad_1] Proteins on the outside of influenza A viruses are key to breaching our bodies’ mucus barriers Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library Before viruses can infect
Quantum 'Schrodinger's cat' survives for a stunning 23 minutes
[ad_1] A typically fragile quantum superposition has been made to last exceptionally long, and could eventually be used as a probe for discovering new physics