How to see the moon, Venus, Jupiter and Mars line up tonight
Tonight, after sunset, it will be possible to see three planets line up with the crescent moon – and a…
How long can humans live? We may not have hit the limit yet
The record for the maximum human lifespan has been unbroken since the 1990s, but that might soon change, according to…
Targeted mRNA delivery will lead to cheaper cures for many diseases
A technique for delivering mRNAs to blood stem cells should enable better and cheaper treatments for conditions from sickle cell…
How to see the Orionid meteor shower in October and November
The Orionids are flashes of light that appear in the sky every year when Earth passes through debris from Halley’s…
Mounting evidence shows daily multivitamins keep you sharp as you age
A third study has shown that older people who take a daily multivitamin do better on memory tests than those…
We finally know why live music makes us so emotional
Hearing live music tugs at our heartstrings more than a recording, probably because it increases activity in an emotion-processing region…
People who had severe covid-19 show cognitive decline years later
An analysis of people who were hospitalised with covid-19 in the first wave of the pandemic has revealed that the…
Mystery of the potato’s origins solved by genetics
Around 8 million years ago, an ancestor of modern tomatoes in South America hydridised with a plant called Etuberosum, and…
Neanderthals had a ‘fat factory’ where they processed bones for grease
An ancient human site in Germany features animal bones that were smashed into small pieces and heated to extract fat…
Watch a weird robot wiggle and flap like a seal moving on land
A four-legged robot has been designed to imitate the bouncing and lunging motion of a seal on land, but struggles…