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Burning ourselves could be how humans evolved so successfully
New research suggests fire was key to human evolution – but not in the way we previously thought
Here’s what your sexual fantasies say about your personality, study claims
Your sexual inner world could be linked with a host of physical and mental conditions
The world’s first AI-only social media is seriously weird. The next may be even stranger
Millions of AI agents are chatting and posting on a social media site where humans can only observe. Soon, we won’t understand a word
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Eating oats could lower your cholesterol in just two days, study suggests
The health benefits of a two-day porridge diet lasted for weeks afterwards
The weight-loss pill everyone wants is finally here
Experts say weight-loss drugs in pill form may become much more widely available – for better and for worse
Why do we still get major snowstorms in a warming world?
A huge US winter storm has reignited confusion about the polar vortex, the jet stream and what climate change really means for winter weather
The world's biggest Schrödinger’s cat just pushed quantum physics to the limit
The team have pushed the boundaries of quantum mechanics beyond what some thought possible. Now they want to go even further
Why sinking cities may now be a bigger climate crisis than rising seas
A hidden force is causing highly populated river deltas to sink. In many cases, the subsidence is happening faster than the sea is rising
Scientists asked 800 people to compare penis sizes. Here’s what they found
The study aimed to investigate why humans have larger appendages than other primates
A cow has been filmed using tools for the first time ever, stunning scientists
Veronika, a cow from Austria, taught herself to use a broom – and we have the footage to prove it
75 per cent of US adults could be obese under new definition
The new guidelines highlight people who could be at risk from complications further down the road
The ancient baths of Pompeii were outrageously filthy, study finds
The pre-Roman baths of Pompeii would have been seriously grotty, according to an analysis of mineral deposits
Mosquitoes are becoming thirstier for human blood, study suggests
Habitat loss may be pushing mosquitoes towards human hosts with deadly consequences
Listening to this sound could help reverse Alzheimer’s
The research is in its early stages but offers “encouraging” evidence of a potential treatment
Climate change has now shrunk US salaries by 12%. And worse is to come
No matter where you live, a new study has found warmer temperatures are picking your pocket
Scientists studied the orgasms of 86 women. Here's what they found
Spoiler: it involves sneezing, crying and nosebleeds
We’ve finally found the mental ‘brake’ behind procrastination
A pesky “motivation brake” may control when we can be bothered to do something, and when we’d rather put it off
Your dog might be eavesdropping on your conversations – and learning words from them
Certain dogs can learn words like human toddlers, by listening to family members’ conversations
Most planets in our galaxy are born ‘bloated’, new study suggests
The planets are unlike anything found in our Solar System
These are the most narcissistic countries in the world, study suggests
Plus, why some groups are more likely to be self-obsessed, no matter their nationality
Exercise won’t help you lose much fat. Changing this will
Groundbreaking research is rewriting the science of how we use energy – and why effort alone won’t shift the scales
Most people think social media is bad for kids. Australia is trying to prove it
The country has banned kids from using social media. The world is watching to see what happens next
This new drug may have cracked the 'cheat code' for reversing ageing
Scientists are literally turning back the clocks in our cells, with the first drugs about to go to human trials
The 7 most important (and weirdest) discoveries of 2025
Featuring an world-changing supercomputer, a potential HIV cure, and signs of life on Mars