science

Experiencing severe hardship in childhood can have a lasting impact. Understanding this better could open the door to more effective treatments Source link

The rush to grow more biofuels continues, despite the fact they increase CO2 emissions rather than lower them, raise food prices and devastate nature. It has to stop, says Michael Le Page Source link

Our bond with cats – which has seen them go from hunter to house pet – may be more diverse than with any other animal. And Jerry D. Moore’s Cat Tales: A history rounds up the lot, says Bethan Ackerley Source link

In Ken Liu’s All That We See or Seem, a once-famous hacker must find a missing dream-weaver. One for AI fans, but it didn’t quite work for Emily H. Wilson Source link

Feedback isn’t entirely convinced by a new piece of research that claims by 2339 “there will be no humans”, even though the authors used three methods to make their calculation Source link

Economists, bankers and even the boss of OpenAI are warning of a rapidly inflating AI bubble. If and when it bursts, what will happen to the technological breakthroughs of the past few years? Source link

Progesterone, oestrogen and testosterone can be detected in skeletons over 1000 years old, offering a way to identify individuals who died while pregnant or soon after giving birth Source link

Stars often fall into black holes, and now it seems the opposite can also occur, producing an extra long-lasting explosion as the star is consumed from within Source link

By tracing when variations in the human genome first appeared, researchers have found that advances in cognitive abilities may have led to our vulnerability to mental illness Source link

People with irritable bowel syndrome are often only given treatments like cognitive behavioural therapy after others have failed, but research suggests this approach is more effective than we thought Source link