We now know who was cannibalised on the doomed Franklin expedition
[ad_1] The Franklin expedition was dramatised in television show The Terror AMC Human remains recovered from the British Royal Navy’s doomed Franklin expedition have been
How much should we worry about the health effects of microplastics?
[ad_1] There are small pieces of plastic in the food we eat and air we breathe SIVStockStudio/Shutterstock It seems that every few months we discover
AIs get worse at answering simple questions as they get bigger
[ad_1] Large language models are capable of answering a wide range of questions – but not always accurately Jamie Jin/Shutterstock Large language models (LLMs) seem
Chemists discovered the first new chemical bond in more than a decade
[ad_1] Covalent bonds can contain two, four, six or eight electrons – or just one SimoneN/Shutterstock It is not often that chemists create a new
Jet stream shifts are linked to fires, failed harvests and the plague
[ad_1] Jet streams are strong winds that blow high above Earth’s surface NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio Extreme weather caused by shifts in a jet stream
Dinosaurs may have run like emus by keeping one foot on the ground
[ad_1] Emus always have one foot on the ground when running at an intermediate pace Imagebroker / Alamy Stock Photo If you want to imagine
Smart TVs take snapshots of what you watch multiple times per second
[ad_1] Smart TVs watch everything on the screen Shutterstock Popular smart TV models made by Samsung and LG can take multiple snapshots of what you
The fascinating truth about why common sense isn’t really that common
[ad_1] Martin Parr/Magnum Photos In the 18th century, philosopher James Beattie compiled a list of 17 common-sense beliefs. A few are incontrovertible: “I exist”; “A
Pain relief from the placebo effect may not actually involve dopamine
[ad_1] Dopamine (red) approaching one of its receptors (blue) JUAN GAERTNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/ALAMY The hormone and neurotransmitter dopamine is generally believed to be a driving
Axolotls seem to pause their biological clocks and stop ageing
[ad_1] Axolotls appear to age very little over their lifetimes SeaTops / Alamy Ever wished you could hit the pause button on ageing? At least