Supernovae 2 million years ago may have changed human behaviour
Two nearby supernovae explosions may have increased cancer rates and changed the behaviour of early humans - but that's a pretty big may
Ancient enzyme resurrected from the ancestor of all bacteria
The reconstruction of an enzyme used by bacteria thought to have lived in a hot spring 3.4 billion years ago tells us they became complex earlier than thought
Artificial dome world set for largest indoor weather experiment
A huge weathering experiment in the isolated ecosystem at Biosphere 2 in Arizona will aim to answer key questions about water and soil in the landscape
It’s Tougher to Be Bored Than Ever Before. And That’s No Good
If antidepressants don’t work well, why are they so popular?
Mounting evidence suggests they may sometimes be no better than a placebo, so why is antidepressant use still booming in the UK?
Bet You Didn’t Hear Shell Spilled a Bunch of Oil in the Gulf
Souped-up ‘gene drives’ may help eliminate pests and diseases
Gene drives might not work well enough to eradicate Zika or malaria, but an improved version of the technology may help them deliver on their promise
‘Three-parent baby’ success could see trials in two years
Scientists have overcome a key hurdle in a controversial 'three-parent' fertility treatment approved for use in the UK – paving the way for human trials
Mystery human hobbits ruled tiny Asian island 700,000 years ago
New jaw and skull bone fossils found on the island of Flores back the idea that the hobbit was a mini Homo erectus, only adapted to island life much earlier than we imagined
Algorithm knows when corporate money is pushing memes online
Did that tweet go viral because it was popular - or did it get a boost from corporate backers? An algorithm can tell the difference