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Bonobos use a kind of syntax once thought to be unique ...

The way bonobos combine vocal sounds to create new meanings suggests the evoluti...

Ice-monitoring drones set for first tests in the Arctic

High-speed drones will be put to the test in the extreme Arctic environment as p...

It is time to close the autism diagnosis gender gap

For decades, autistic women and girls have had to play "diagnostic bingo" before...

The best retro games console is the one you played at a...

Nostalgia for video games seems to be strongest for those played during childhoo...

Aged human urine is a pungent pesticide as well as a fe...

Urine that has sat in the sun for a while seems to fertilise crops while warding...

A revolutionary new understanding of autism in girls

By studying the brains of autistic girls, we now know the condition presents dif...

Quantum eavesdropping could work even from inside a bla...

An eavesdropper hiding inside a black hole could still obtain information about ...

Unusually tiny hominin deepens mystery of our Paranthro...

Paranthropus was an ape-like hominin that survived alongside early humans for mo...

Dramatic cuts in China’s air pollution drove surge in g...

The rate at which the planet is warming has sped up since 2010, and now research...

Does aspirin have potential as an anti-cancer drug?

Taking aspirin was first linked to a lower risk of colorectal cancer in 1988, bu...

Are Trump's cuts to science the end of the endless fron...

Since the second world war, US economic prosperity and major technological devel...

Measles is spreading across the US – here is what you n...

The US has confirmed more than 480 measles cases across 19 states, the highest t...

Flourishing microalgae could offset emissions as the pl...

Photosynthesising microbes in soil may increase their activity as temperatures r...

Quantum computers are on track to solve knotty mathemat...

A quantum algorithm for solving mathematical problems related to knots could giv...

How toilet waste is being rebranded as a valuable resource

From useful nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus to cellulose for construction...

In the city, anyone can be a naturalist-explorer

By opening their eyes and hearts to the many distinctive – but overlooked – urba...

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