Black holes may be brick walls that bounce information back out
It's another shot in the black hole wars – a Nobel laureate has a counterpoint to Stephen Hawking's new solution to the black hole information paradox
Crops farmed by leafcutter ants show signs of domestication
Fungus-farming ants seem to have selected for genome duplications in their crop, just like human farmers, allowing them to expand the size of their colonies
Exoskeleton reveals lengths we go to save energy when walking
We naturally shift our gait even if it saves miniscule amounts of energy – a finding that could help people with spinal injuries learn to walk again
Pluto dazzles in first new images downloaded since July’s flyby
The New Horizons spacecraft has sent back fresh, stunning photos that it took of the distant icy world when it flew by on 14 July
Great tits and blue tits battle by laying eggs in enemy nests
Hostile nest takeovers and sneaky egg laying are all part of the interspecies warfare that can result in chicks with confused identity
Homo naledi: unanswered questions about the newest human species
Did it use fire? Did it bury its dead? Could it speak? Many things about H. naledi set it apart from all other prehistoric humans
New species of extinct human found in cave may rewrite history
Thousands of bones of Homo naledi recovered in South Africa's chamber of secrets show unique features – and may be the relics of an ancient burial site
New species of extinct human found in cave may rewrite history
Thousands of bones of Homo naledi recovered in South Africa's chamber of secrets show unique features – and may be the relics of an ancient burial site
New species of extinct human found in cave may rewrite history
Thousands of bones of Homo naledi recovered in South Africa's chamber of secrets show unique features – and may be the relics of an ancient burial site
Volunteers ate 6000 calories a day to probe cause of diabetes
People who eat too much become resistant to their own insulin and can develop diabetes. A binge-eating experiment suggests oxidative stress may be to blame
