America’s last mammoths died of thirst on an Alaskan island
Three kinds of data all agree that 5600 years ago, one of the last mammoth populations went extinct when climate change dried up their lakes
Indonesian fires sent huge smoke plume halfway around the globe
World’s worst fires for 20 years reveals tipping point vital for predicting and preventing blazes
Child dies in anthrax outbreak linked to thawed reindeer corpse
First death reported this week as Russian authorities tackle anthrax outbreak among herders in remote Siberian peninsula
Cactus bugs compensate for lack of weapons with bigger balls
Reallocation of resources to testes may increase the insect’s chances of reproductive success – even when its hind leg sparring weapons have been lost
Mysterious dark brain cells linked to Alzheimer’s and stress
Dark and shrunken microglia cells identified in the brains of people and mice seem to smother brain connections and are associated with age and disease
Google firm hopes to control organs with electrical signals
GSK and the Google company Verily Life Sciences are planning to develop tiny bioelectronic implants that will connect to our nerves and treat chronic illnesses
The Pandora Effect: Why curiosity usually beats common sense
Research shows that we just can’t help ourselves and find it hard to curb our curiosity – even when it’s better that we do
US police use machine learning to curb their own violence
With US policing in the spotlight, the police are turning to AI to predict which officers are at risk of cracking under stress
The Sea Pig Has Tentacles for a Face and Balloons for Feet
A Freaky Anti-Rubber Is Still Weirding Scientists Out
