A combination of moist ocean weather cycles, low-pressure systems and climate change have combined to make 2022 the wettest year ever recorded in Sydney Environment 7 October 2022 By Alice…
New Scientist’s weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn’t miss Humans 5 October 2022 Read A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars by…
Early-stage lung cancers are not only difficult to diagnose—they’ve also proven difficult to curatively treat.
Human skulls are pierced with coffin nails and human bones are turned into Ouija board pieces; almost nothing is off-limits in the U.K.’s thriving online human remains trade, a Live…
Editor’s Note (10/7/22): On October 6 President Joe Biden announced he would pardon “all prior federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana” and asked U.S. governors to do the same…
“Devilfish” catfish, also called suckermouths, are native to South America but have spread to four other continents. These freshwater invaders outcompete native species and eat their eggs, even damaging fisheries.…
Megadroughts are exceptionally severe, long-lasting or widespread relative to normally occurring dry stretches Environment 7 October 2022 By James Dinneen Lake Oroville in California was at extremely low water levels…
An analysis of different outdoor playing surfaces suggests that falls on artificial turf may pose a greater concussion risk than natural grass Health 7 October 2022 By Tiffany O’Callaghan Artificial…
Smoking and our body mass index – whether underweight, overweight or obese – may be involved in the onset of everything from heart failure and hernias to sleep apnoea and…
Meta’s AudioGen text-to-audio artificial intelligence model could create sound for video games, film soundtracks or music production Technology 7 October 2022 By Chris Stokel-Walker An AI can create sounds that…