Moose and sheep pass down their migration routes through culture
Bighorn sheep and moose establish a good migratory route through years of cultural learning – and the knowledge can be lost in a generation if they are moved
Filling Sahara with solar and wind farms would double local rainfall
The Sahara desert would get more rainfall and have more vegetation if it was covered in solar panels and wind farms to help power the world
Probiotics are mostly useless and can actually hurt you
Supplements of “friendly” bacteria often don’t improve our gut microbiota and can be harmful after antibiotics, according to the most in-depth study yet
Global warming is melting glaciers and that means more tsunamis
Mountainsides are becoming less stable as glaciers retreat, leading to more landslides that can trigger massive - but localised - tsunamis
Humans, not bots, spread Twitter conspiracies after Parkland shooting
Hundreds of bots tweeted conspiracy theories after the Parkland mass shooting in February, but it was humans who were responsible for spreading the falsehoods
Hundreds of ancient mummified penguins found in Antarctic graveyard
On a peninsula in east Antarctica there are hundreds of mummified Adélie penguins that died centuries ago, and it seems extreme weather was to blame
Jocelyn Bell Burnell wins $3m Breakthrough prize for pulsars discovery
Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered pulsars – bright, spinning neutron stars – in 1967. Now, she has been awarded the $3 million Breakthrough Prize for that work
A huge water-powered factory helped make food for Roman sailors
A site in France is home to the biggest ancient watermill complex ever found, and the flour it milled may have been used to make ship biscuits
Reddit’s megapixel masterpiece illustrates how culture evolves
Over a million users battled for control over a virtual canvas, one pixel at a time. Now, researchers are studying the process to examine the forces that shape cultures
Gas guzzlers reborn: Why your next car could run on hydrogen
Vehicles that run on hydrogen have been dismissed by the likes of Elon Musk, but recent advances mean they are making a comeback