Europa’s underground ocean seems to have the carbon necessary for life
Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have shown carbon dioxide on the surface of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa –…
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Glyphosate-resistant weeds have evolved in the UK for the first time
The herbicide glyphosate is helping farmers adopt more environmentally friendly practices, and resistant weeds will make this transition more difficul
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is hurtling towards the tiny asteroid Dinkinesh
The Lucy spacecraft will visit its first of 10 asteroids on 1 November – a small rock called Dinkinesh that…
Ancient Denisovans hunted snow leopards on the Tibetan plateau
Thousands of bones found in a Tibetan cave have been analysed to learn how mysterious ancient humans known as Denisovans…
Our ultra-mobile arm joints may have evolved for climbing down trees
Compared with monkeys, great apes have greater range of motion in their shoulders and elbows, which may help heavier primates…
Children with cancer may benefit from having a cat or dog ‘pen pal’
Interacting with animals seems to provide emotional support to young people with a serious illness, even when the contact is…
Drug prevents fentanyl overdose for a month in monkeys
A single dose of a novel antibody medication can bind to fentanyl and prevent the opioid from triggering potentially life-threatening…
Prehistoric people in Spain may have made tools from human bones
The Cueva de los Marmoles cave in Granada, Spain, was used as a prehistoric human burial site. Researchers have found…
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…
Absolutely enormous asteroid belt discovered around a nearby star
Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to spot strange asteroid belts around the nearby star Fomalhaut, along with evidence…