Was the Milky Way set rippling by another galaxy?Buradaki/Alamy The Milky Way appears to have a vast ripple spreading out across at least a quarter of its disc. If confirmed, the structure might be a relic from a brush with...
August 23, 20244 min readDon’t Trust AI for Important Things Such As Investment Decisions Until AI algorithms understand what words mean, they won’t be reliable for important decisions—especially those with money on the lineBy Sam Wyatt & Gary N. Smith...
August 23, 20245 min readAntarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Isn't as Vulnerable to Collapse as We ThoughtAntarctica’s riskiest glacier is a disaster in slow motion. But in a rare bit of good news, the worst-case scenario for its collapse may be off...
August 22, 20243 min readFar-Flung Trash Can Reach Remote Antarctica, Threatening the Vulnerable EcosystemNew research suggests that remote Antarctica is more vulnerable to trash and invasive species washing up from longer distances than previously thoughtBy Chelsea Harvey & E&E NewsA...
Baby orangutan Emen will need some years of protection from his mother to surviveNetflix Secret Lives of OrangutansSilverback FilmsNetflix One of humanity’s closest relatives, orangutans have provided some of the most memorable moments of David Attenborough’s latter filmography. Who can forget the...
Shewanella oneidensis bacteria could remove antibiotic resistance genes from wastewaterElla Maru Studio/Science Photo Library Bacteria engineered to destroy DNA can remove more than 99 per cent of genes that confer antibiotic resistance from wastewater. Treating wastewater with this method could...
Pieces of mitochondrial DNA can get added to the main genome of cellswir0man/Getty Images Mutations that involve DNA from energy-producing mitochondria being mistakenly added to the main genome of cells were thought to be exceedingly rare. Now, a study of...
Most political efforts at tackling climate change have little effectShutterstock The vast majority of climate policies fail to significantly reduce emissions and so make little difference to stopping climate change, suggesting that governments must work much harder to identify ways...
Pong is a simple video gameINTERFOTO/Alamy An inanimate glob of ion-laced jelly can play the computer game Pong and even improve over time. Researchers plan further experiments to explore whether it can handle more complex computations and hope it could...
Covid-19 is a risk all year roundRosem Morton for The Washington Post via Getty Images Traditionally, summer is the season of sunburn and allergies, while winter is a time for sniffles and flu, but now it seems one pathogen is...
