Fossil teeth may come from a new species of early hominin
Some 2.6-million-year-old teeth found in Ethiopia hint that an unknown species from the Australopithecus genus coexisted with one of our Homo relative
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AI helps reconstruct damaged Latin inscriptions from the Roman Empire
Google DeepMind and historians created an AI tool called Aeneas that can predict the missing words in Latin inscriptions carved into stone walls and p
Glow-in-the-dark plants to replace streetlights? Forget it
The brightest and most colourful glowing plants yet have been created by injecting phosphorescent chemicals directly into the leaves, but it is little
Living material made from fungus could make buildings more sustainable
Researchers have used a fungus and bacteria to create rigid, living structures similar to bone and coral, which could one day be used as a self-repair
Pregnancy’s lasting effects on different parts of the body revealed
An “unprecedented view” of how the body changes during and after pregnancy has revealed many long-lasting impacts on the liver, kidneys and more
Polaris Dawn mission is one giant leap for private space exploration
The success of the all-civilian spacewalk on SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission shows that private space flight is starting to catch up with government spa
Lung-targeted CRISPR therapy offers hope for cystic fibrosis
Gene therapies for cystic fibrosis have previously struggled to reach the faulty lung cells, but a new approach has succeeded in achieving long-lastin
How to destroy a black hole
A black hole would be tough to destroy, but in the season two premiere of Dead Planets Society our hosts are willing to go to extremes, from faster-th
Should we be worried about AI’s growing energy use?
The expanding use of large AI models demands huge numbers of powerful servers, which could end up consuming as much energy as whole countries
Human milk could help fight infections that endanger pregnancies
The prebiotic properties of human milk could be harnessed to treat a bacterial strain known to cause problems for immunocompromised people – and trigg