DNA helps match ‘Well Man’ skeleton to 800-year-old Norwegian saga
The Sverris saga describes how castle invaders “took a dead man and cast him unto the well, and then filled…
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Stranded ISS astronauts reveal the US space programme is not in crisis
The failure of Boeing's Starliner capsule has left two astronauts stuck in space for months – but also proved how…
Amazing new images of galaxies and nebulae caught by Euclid telescope
The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has taken images of galaxies, galaxy clusters and newborn stars in unprecedented detail
Hard-to-digest starch supplements may help people lose weight
Resistant starch, which is found naturally in foods such as oats, could lead to weight loss and improve blood glucose…
Robotic third arm controlled by breathing is surprisingly easy to use
Extra limbs could provide a productivity boost to people working in a range of jobs, and experiments show that people…
Quantum engine could power devices with an ultracold atom cloud
A quantum engine that works by toggling the properties of an ultracold atom cloud could one day be used to…
Ultrasound opens brain barrier so drugs can reach aggressive tumours
Penetrating the blood-brain barrier via pulses of ultrasound waves led to a three-fold increase in the concentration of a chemotherapy…
Should you be worried that an AI picture of the pope went viral?
You may have seen these images of Pope Francis looking stylish in a puffer jacket on social media, but you…
Where does time actually come from?
The arrow of time can teach us more about how the universe began – and how it will end, says…
Dramatic cuts in China’s air pollution drove surge in global warming
The rate at which the planet is warming has sped up since 2010, and now researchers say that China's efforts…