Skin tans the most when spending every other day out of the sun
A study suggests your skin tans most when you spend every other day out of the sun, which has the added effect of reducing DNA damage and premature ageing
AI makes new video games by watching people play Super Mario and Kirby
An artificial intelligence has taught itself the basics of video game design by watching people play classic games and is now generating new ones of its own
Inside the European Union’s high-tech nerve agent attack simulation
A large simulation of a nerve agent attack last week tested a suite of advanced tools for diagnosing, treating and containing chemical and biological incidents
Data suggests 60 per cent of babies aren’t breastfed after 6 weeks
Guidelines recommend breastfeeding for 6 months, but data suggests that less than half of mothers in England choose or are able to breastfeed beyond six weeks
Weird rocks in Australia are a missing piece of the Grand Canyon
Some rocks in Tasmania, Australia, look out of place. Now an analysis suggests they were once part of the rocks that form the Grand Canyon in the US
Presenting robots as people stops us thinking clearly about AI
Last week, Pepper the robot spoke before Parliament, but this kind of stunt distracts from the real issues AI provokes, says Joanna Bryson
Winners of the astronomy photo prize reveal the beauty of the universe
Brad Goldpaint has won Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2018 thanks to a fantastic image of the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy above the Grand Canyon
Bird-like lungs may have helped dinosaurs rule the world
When dinosaurs dominated Earth, they somehow coped with low oxygen levels. Now a new finding suggests they may have thrived thanks to bird-like lungs
WHO calls for ban on ‘virginity tests’, including those used by police
The World Health Organization wants governments worldwide to ban the ‘virginity tests’ used by some police, doctors and employers to assess women and girls
Bone hormone released during exercise may lead to new memory-loss drug
Age-related memory loss might be reversed by boosting the effects of a hormone released by bones during exercise