Early humans began wiping out elephant relatives 1.8 million years ago
Illustration of an animal in the genus Deinotherium, which went extinct after the evolution of humans Heinrich Harder/Florilegius/Alamy Human hunting was the key factor in
Covid-19 hit women harder than men in India, unlike most of the world
New Delhi, India, in March 2020, during a curfew imposed as a preventive measure against covid-19 Yawar Nazir/Getty Images The covid-19 pandemic may have impacted
Retinol's anti-ageing effects may work by changing your skin microbes
Retinol, which is commonly added to anti-ageing skincare products, may improve hydration by interacting with bacteria on the skin Source link
Raindrop-powered generator harvests electricity from the weather
Putting raindrops to work is an unusual idea Derek Croucher / Alamy A generator that harvests the pitter-patter of raindrops can produce enough electricity to
A microscopic diving board can cheat the second law of thermodynamics
Not all diving boards obey the laws of thermodynamics vm/Getty Images A microscopic version of a diving board has been driven to cheat the second
When did human ancestors start walking on two legs?
Anthropologists have been arguing for 20 years about whether Sahelanthropus, a hominin that lived about 7 million years ago, was one of the first bipedal
Britain saw centuries of economic growth under Roman rule
A hoard of Roman gold coins found below the floor of a Roman house in Corbridge, UK World History Archive/Alamy After the Romans conquered Britain
The benefits of anti-ageing medicines will outweigh the downsides
The field of anti-ageing medicine has exploded in recent years as discoveries about the fundamental biology of ageing are translated into experimental therapies. The latest
Time ticks faster on the moon by 57 microseconds per Earth day
With lunar exploration ramping up, NASA has been tasked with defining a time zone for the moon. New calculations show that time is ever so
Trilobites preserved in incredible detail by Pompeii-style eruption
A 3D reconstruction of one of the trilobite fossils Arnaud Mazurier/University of Poitiers A fossil site in Morocco has been called the “Pompeii of trilobites”