Articles of interest from across the scientific community.
The biggest smoke: The 600-mile stretch between Abidjan and Lagos is forecast to be home to half a billion people by 2100 …
A visitor, formed in the early years of our solar system, then fallen from a belt off Jupiter to a garden in Winchcombe, UK …
Plenty of pals make for good guts in the rhesus monkey, while the loners and the losers end up sick and secluded …
Fire for fish? In olden day British Columbia, man and bear lived side by side, sharing resources and space …
The brain processes syllables at a remarkable rate, but remembering the order in which they come requires serious admin …
At death’s door, the human brain undergoes a spike in activity, indicating some sort of unique inner conscious experience …
Europe’s mammal population is more diverse now than 8,000 years ago, proving that conservation and rewilding projects work …
Over 7,000 years ago, Europe’s first settlers enjoyed cow’s milk on a widespread scale thanks to the advent of agropastoralism …
High-energy neutrinos are now thought to have a cosmic origin, potentially shedding light on elusive cosmic rays …
A bird smarter than your children? Hitchcock’s nightmare comes true, as crows prove recursive capacities …
Belligerent parties tend to call it quits after particularly bloody phases of war, and often deep into the conflict :…
A small wobble in a star’s position has revealed the closest known black hole to Earth. Gaia BH1 is dormant, so not hungry …
Tutankhamun’s tomb was opened one hundred years ago to the day, having been hidden for three millenia …
By the 1980’s, almost 70,000 nuclear warheads had been produced. One algorithm could have prevented this proliferation …
"Apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, and underfloor heating, what have the Romans ever done for us?” …
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