- December 5, 2024
Robotic rat uses AI to befriend real rodents
Live rats played and tussled with the robot rodent Shutterstock / Bilanol A robotic rat on wheels has learned how
Most comprehensive picture yet of how organs age at different rates
Someone’s kidneys could be a decade older, biologically, than their brain Christian Kitzmuller/Alamy Our organs appear to age at different
Life on Mars could be surviving in an area deep underground
The Acidalia Planitia, the darker region towards the top right of this image of Mars, may host bacteria deep beneath
Salt batteries are finally shaping up – that’s good for the planet
Sodium-ion batteries could have advantages over those containing lithium Juan Roballo/Shutterstock The following is an extract from our climate newsletter
Hunter-gatherers built a massive fish trap in Belize 4000 years ago
Satellite image showing channels that formed part of an ancient fishery, and Mayan sites nearby Google Earth Archaeologists have discovered
See the sun revealed in stunning glory by Solar Orbiter pictures
The sun’s upper atmosphere, or corona, in ultraviolet light ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/EUI Team These fiery images are the clearest
Australia wants to ban social media for under-16s, but it won't work
Attempts to prevent Australian children from accessing social media are likely to fail, and could do more harm than good
Watch autonomous cars do doughnuts and drift sideways round corners
Driverless cars can now do doughnuts and drift like stunt drivers, skidding sideways around corners while maintaining control, which might
Any delay in reaching net zero will influence climate for centuries
Ice collapsing into the water at Perito Moreno Glacier in Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina R.M. Nunes/Alamy Even a few
We are a long way from pregnancy being safe on Mars
Dangerous radiation reaches Mars at levels we aren’t exposed to on Earth, which makes the Red Planet a particularly dangerous