science

In a landmark trial, social media giants Meta and YouTube were found negligent and ordered to pay for harming a user’s mental health. The decision could force major changes in how social platforms work Source link

We shouldn’t dismiss flowers as merely ornamental – these blooms are world-changers, argues a vivid new book by David George Haskell. Michael Marshall is mostly convinced Source link

A duo of drugs that boosts our glympathic system, which clears waste from our brain, also improves the removal of proteins associated with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease Source link

Researchers have re-analysed a set of elephant bones and a wooden spear found in Germany in 1948, which provide compelling evidence of Neanderthals’ big game hunting abilities Source link

We’ve always thought that Tyrannosaurus rex was an unchallenged apex predator during the dying days of the dinosaurs. But a fresh look at controversial fossils has prompted palaeontology’s biggest-ever U-turn Source link

The Neanderthal population shrank during a cold spell around 75,000 years ago, and the loss of genetic diversity may have contributed to their eventual extinction Source link

Researchers have created the first living synthetic bacterium made from non-living parts by killing a bacterial cell and then transplanting the genome of another species into it, blurring the boundary between life and death Source link

Researchers identified nearly 10,000 websites where API keys could be found, exposing details that could let attackers access sensitive information Source link

Qilimanjaro is selling a relatively cheap kit with everything you need for a quantum computer – you just need to be able to put it together Source link

Tar made from birch tree bark is commonly found at Neanderthal sites, and experiments show that it kills some bacteria that cause skin infections Source link