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PRIMER: THE RISE OF E-FUELS

Synthetic fuels could make transport more sustainable.... but at a price

ALIEN LIFE: ALIENS COULD SOON DETECT LIFE ON EARTH, ALL THANKS TO OUR MOBILE PHONE MASTS

Only aliens with more advanced technology than us would be able to 'eavesdrop' on the signals transmitted on Earth. But apparently that's more likely than you might think

NEUROSCIENCE: THIS MACHINE CAN READ YOUR MIND AND TRANSLATE HOW YOU SEE THE WORLD

Neurotechnologists have developed a decoder that can reconstruct what you're seeing, thinking and imagining... and put it into words

DARK EARTH: SCIENTISTS UNVEIL A NEW 'SECRET WEAPON' TO COMBAT DEFORESTATION

Ancient soil from the heart of the Amazon could help restore the planet's depleted rainforests

YOUR DNA IS TURNING UP IN PLACES YOU LEAST EXPECT IT

A new study reveals human DNA can be retrieved from almost anywhere and be used to identify you

BREAKTHROUGH STUDY REVEALS HOW SUPER-MASSIVE DINOSAURS GOT SO BIG

The sauropods were the largest animals to ever walk on Earth. A new study explains how they got that way

A GENE NAMED AFTER SONIC THE HEDGEHOG IS ALL THAT SEPARATES SCALES FROM FEATHERS

A recent discovery shows that changes in an unusually named gene can turn a scaly animal into a feathered one

3 rules behind every diet that works

We're fed up with navigating all the tips and advice online telling us how to lose weight, so we asked an obesity expert to reveal whether anything actually works for weight loss

DREAMS ARE BIZARRE, SO WHY DO THEY SEEM NORMAL WHEN WE'RE ASLEEP?

Our sleeping brains weave a patchwork out of our memories in complex, baffling ways

GETTING A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP IMPROVES IMMUNE RESPONSE TO VACCINATIONS

People who sleep for less than six hours a night produce significantly fewer antibodies after getting their jabs

COMPOUNDS ESSENTIAL FOR LIFE FOUND IN SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM A NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID

Samples collected during Hayabusa2's trip to the asteroid Ryugu contain uracil, a substance present in RNA

Can we feel others' emotions?

Mantis, from Guardians Of The Galaxy, is an empath. Do we feel the same way, too?

THE EXPLAINER PHOBIAS

AN EXPLORATION INTO THE ORIGINS AND TREATMENTS OF IRRATIONAL FEARS

WILD RATS LIVING IN NEW YORK CITY SEWERS ARE CARRYING CORONAVIRUS

More than 15 per cent of rats captured in wastewater systems tested positive for the virus

COMPLETE CIRCUITRY OF AN INSECT BRAIN MAPPED FOR THE FIRST TIME

The model shows every single neuron and connection in the brain of a fruit fly larva

SIGNS OF VOLCANIC ACTIVITY FOUND ON VENUS FOR THE FIRST TIME

Images taken by the Magellan space probe in the 1990s could show evidence of eruptions or magma flow

SET THE JUICE LOOSE

This month, the JUICE mission blasts off on its eight-year voyage to Jupiter. Once there, it will peer at the planet's moons to find out if life could be lurking beneath their icy crusts...

DOWN ON THE ROBOT FARM

IN THE WEST, FARM WORKERS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY... BUT ROBOTS ARE READY TO TAKE THEIR JOBS

Can chatbots encourage people to be nicer to each other?

The new wave of conversational psychology to push back against toxic language Al takes cues from social

COULD THE NEW GENERATION OF ANTI-OBESITY INJECTIONS BE A GAME-CHANGER?

UK chemists will soon be selling the weight-loss jabs

Meta Quest Pro: a VR headset for an unknown customer

The Meta Quest Pro is powerful and full of features, but, as Alex Hughes discovers, unless you’re already a full believer in the metaverse, it’s probably not for you

SOLARIS: ESA'S PLAN TO GENERATE POWER IN SPACE

Could building a network of orbital power stations help us solve the energy crisis?

THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS: RESEARCHBACKED WAYS TO BOOST YOUR WELLBEING

We could all use a little joy in our lives...

RARE GREEN COMET SEEN RACING THROUGH THE SKY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 50,000 YEARS

The comet, C/2022 E3 (ZTF), last Neanderthals passed by when walked the Earth

EARTH'S CORE

The solid-iron core at the centre of our planet is slowing down, according to a new study... and it's making our days longer

LOOKING TO BURN MORE BODY FAT? START YOUR DAY WITH A MORNING WORKOUT

Taking exercise in the morning may help to boost the metabolism and burn more body fat

GENIUS COCKATOOS USE TOOLSETS TO COMPLETE TASKS LIKE LITTLE, FEATHERY HANDYPEOPLE

It is as yet unclear how many sugars they take in their tea

A FOURTH 'WHITE' TRAFFIC LIGHT WOULD HELP DRIVERLESS CARS TO EASE CONGESTION, SCIENCE SAYS

The extra light would indicate that autonomous vehicles had taken over control of the traffic flow at busy junctions

WORLD FACING IRREVERSIBLE AND CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES IF NET ZERO CARBON NOT REACHED BY 2060

Computer models show melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica could cause 100cm of sea level rise in the next 130 years

NEANDERTHAL GOURMETS REGULARLY FEASTED ON ROASTED CRAB

The discovery of cooked crab shells in a Lisbon cave is further evidence that the early hominids had a sophisticated culture