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Category: Science
Young male elephants rein in aggression if older males ...
Young male elephants will sometimes attack humans or other animals, but seem less likely to do so if they are in the company of ol...
Dogs notice when computer animations violate Newton’s l...
Dogs seem to understand the basic way objects should behave, and stare for longer if animated balls violate expectations by rollin...
Super-fast impacts may have made Venus an uninhabitable...
Collisions with high-speed space rocks in Venus’s early history could have melted most of the planet’s mantle and driven any water...
Outdoor workers are losing hours due to overheating fro...
Forests have a localised cooling effect, and in tropical areas where deforestation has occurred, outdoor workers are now feeling t...
England must act before Christmas to reduce the impact ...
The world is fast running out of time to act to limit hospitalisations and deaths from omicron, with England having just a week or...
Scientists asked pet rat owners for tips on looking aft...
Owners’ insights on the behaviour of their pet rats could help researchers improve the welfare of rats in the laboratory
Covid-19 news: Moderna booster stimulates antibodies ag...
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scien...
Sample of asteroid Ryugu brought to Earth is a strange ...
Last year, Japan’s Hayabusa 2 asteroid explorer returned samples from the asteroid Ryugu, and now the first analysis of the rock s...
Remarkable trove of species found living beneath Antarc...
The variety of species found below an Antarctic ice shelf shows that life can survive in hostile, food-poor environments for thous...
Covid-19 news: Chris Whitty urges caution as UK cases h...
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scien...
Perseverance Mars rover uncovers the watery history of ...
NASA’s Perseverance rover has found rocks near its landing site at Jezero crater with a surprising composition that hints that the...
Indigenous groups threatened by gold exploration in rem...
Gold mining in the municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira would drive deforestation and increase mercury pollution, say ecologis...