Government urged to take action as one in 14 secondary school children in England infected last weekCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageUnions have called on the government to stop “standing by” and reinstate safety measures at …
イカは“記憶力”をもち、しかも加齢では衰えない：研究結果
イカの一種であるヨーロッパコウイカが、ある種のエピソード記憶の能力をもつことが研究で明らかになった。しかもどうやら、その記憶力は人間とは異なり年をとっても低下しないというのだ。
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Scientists discover Welsh ‘dragon’ dinosaur – the size of a chicken
Pendraig milnerae was related to T rex and likely to have been apex predator despite its size, say expertsA dinosaur distantly related to Tyrannosaurus rex – but with a body the size of a chicken – that would probably have ruled the roost about 200m ye…
Understanding how we sense touch, temperature earns a Nobel
Discoveries triggered a wave of findings about how we sense our environments.
Scientists are still learning cool new things about gooey hagfish slime
Larger hagfish produce larger, stronger thread cells to better ward off predators.
Woman successfully treated for depression with electrical brain implant
‘Stunning’ neuroscientific advance gives hope to those with mental illness not helped with drugsA woman with severe depression has been successfully treated with an experimental brain implant in a “stunning” advance that offers hope to those with intra…
Malaria seems to be evolving to hide from rapid tests
Avoiding tests means avoiding treatment, and that means further infections.
Covid car parks to galactic lockdown: fascinating but futile quarantine ideas
Whether atomic priesthoods, 50ft concrete spikes or burying astronauts in concrete, humanity’s attempts to keep free from infection are examined in Until Proven SafeIn January 2020, just a few days before the first Covid-19-infected passengers landed i…
Gibraltar cave chamber discovery could shed light on Neanderthals’ culture
Researchers find space in Gorham’s Cave complex that has been closed off for at least 40,000 yearsResearchers excavating a cave network on the Rock of Gibraltar have discovered a new chamber, sealed off from the world for at least 40,000 years, that co…
A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century review – sciencey self-help
Evolutionary biologists Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein show how human nature is at odds with modern society, in a study soaked in pseudoscienceImagine discovering a fence in the middle of a desert. Not immediately seeing its purpose, you might think…