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No, our ancestors weren't carnivores. Here's what they really ate and why it matters
Our hunter-gatherer forebears weren’t the carnivorous cavemen we once thought
8 mind-blowing (but very cute) facts about cats, according to science
Curiosity won't kill these cats
'We're not prepared!': How a Harvard professor thinks humanity's chaotic first contact would actually unfold
From interstellar visitors to alien radio signals, scientists are asking a question once confined to science fiction: what happens when we finally make contact?
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This the single easiest and most effective exercise for weight loss, say doctors
It turns out this low-effort exercise is underrated for cutting fat – and for your overall health
These simple changes could stop you ever getting constipated, says world-leading gut health doctor
Turns out the way you sit – and when you go – matters as much as what you eat
What your sweat is trying to tell you about your health
Molecules hiding in your body odour can reveal vital clues about the state of your health
15 of the world's weirdest-ever inventions
From the V-shaped bed designed by an exercise legend, to a robot that feeds you tomatoes
Who is more confident – men or women?
You may have heard that men are more confident than women, but the truth is a little more complicated than that
6 horrifying ways to die on the Moon: The biggest hazards facing NASA's permanent base
If the vacuum doesn’t get you, the cosmic rays or lunar dust might
A ‘monster web’ of ocean currents is set to collapse. And the US is not prepared
Off the east coast of Greenland, scientists are studying the fate of the Atlantic Ocean circulation. Others are looking to prevent disaster
We may finally know how to stop taking GLP-1s without regaining weight
What it actually takes to quit weight-loss drugs without undoing all the progress
How tiny companies are racing to create 'impossible' space crystals worth billions
In space, no one can hear you manufacturing
The race to establish the first Moon base is on. And the stakes couldn't be higher
We're going back to the lunar surface for the first time in more than a century, and this time, we're staying
10 'stupid' inventions the world laughed at, then couldn't live without
From ‘diabolical’ phone lines to ‘feminine’ wheeled suitcases, the first reactions aren’t always the right ones
'It's rigged': The dirty secret behind what IQ scores really measure
Besides being next to useless for actually measuring intelligence, here's why we should kill IQ scores for good
Did plants have a Black Death too?
We all know what the plague did to us humans, but how did the natural world fare?
Robots just held their own (very chaotic) athletic games. And the footage is jaw-dropping
Athlete-bots compete at the second World Humanoid Robot Games
Why do we keep smallpox in a lab?
The disease we wiped out but refuse to destroy
8 surprising habits that are adding years to your biological age
New research is revealing things that might be reducing your lifespan. Here's what to look out for
Anti-ageing pills are real, and some of us are taking them without knowing it
Eternal youth is the stuff of religion and mythology, but what if we could just have a bit more of it? What if there was a pill that could slow down the ravages of time, so that you could feel younger for longer. It sounds like snake oil, but there’s a growing body of research that’s betting on making it a reality.
I built an elite sim racing setup without breaking the bank. Here’s how
Time to hit the track
How the new generation of GLP-1s will change weight loss forever
Pharma companies are racing forward with their even more revolutionary successors
The AI experts behind this adorable robot say it's not a pet substitute. It's much more
Now you can feel like a witch or wizard with your very own Familiar!
Is bad luck actually random?
Bad luck if you thought it was real
