What Would Happen If Humans Disappeared?

Continue reading...

Orcas are first non-humans whose evolution is driven by culture

You could call it a culture shock. Many researchers accept that cultural experiences have helped shape human evolution – and evidence has now emerged that the same may be true of killer whales. Human genomes have evolved in response to our cultural behaviours: a classic example is the way that some human populations gained genes for lactose tolerance following the onset of dairy farming.

Continue reading...

The women that kill, abuse and torture

Marian Partington is working to forgive Rosemary West – one of her sister’s killers – because she thinks the only way to break the cycle of female violence is to understand it.

Continue reading...

How we unravelled Maya secrets from the air

Inaccessible or easily missed on the ground, ancient Maya ruins are increasingly spotted with the help of satellite imagery – but the process isn’t always fool-proof

Continue reading...

How did Earth get its water?

If water just keeps getting recycled by a closed system on Earth, how did it get here in the first place? Where did the cycle begin?

Continue reading...

Ancient rice could solve mystery of Madagascan origins

Ancient grains of rice and mung beans excavated from Madagascar provide the first archaeological evidence of South-East Asian links, say scientists.

Continue reading...

The Quantified Vagina: This Startup Aims To Track Women's Health Through Smart Tampons

Many conditions that threaten women's fertility go undetected for years. This monthly blood testing technology could be a game changer.

Continue reading...