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The first British people were black – and other interesting findings made possible by genomic sequencing.
Bipedal movement has existed in modern reptiles for much longer than we previously knew.
Study challenges our understanding of optimism as being a self-centered phenomenon.
Crypto billionaires enjoy their Caribbean playground but poorer locals with little knowledge of the tech are excluded.
Ultra-violet (UV) light can destroy a fungus that’s devastating the animals in North America.
The competition to father young is often most intense behind the scenes.
Getting rid of a child’s favourite blanket or teddy is easier said than done.
Critical standards of evidence must be met to merit the WHO’s new diagnostic category for addicted gamers.
Seven rules for break up in the digital age.
A loving relationship may be a unique mix of different ‘flavours’ of love.
Children in the distant past were put to work early, reveal footprints.
We should be worried about the development of social skills in a world where everyone can have their ‘perfect’ AI friend.
Proof of time travel, false memories or a parallel universe? A look at the wacky world of the ‘Mandela Effect’.
Apple’s closed system may be its undoing in the smart home market.
Little skates that ‘walk’ across the ocean floor show how fish brains evolved to pave the way for working legs.
Jealousy works in the same old ways – even in the age of online infidelity.
Children and adolescents with obsessive compulsive disorder should be offered extra support at school.
Facial recognition software isn’t ready for face-in-a-crowd applications. Specialist police officers are far superior at spotting criminals.
Ants produce their own antimicrobial chemicals to fight bacteria.
From damaging the environment to contaminating the solar system, SpaceX’s successful launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket also poses risks.
Companies are compiling your smartphone data into shockingly intimate profiles that can be used against you.
Will YouTube’s new ad rules close down niche vlogs?
Snakes have survived millions of years by using their bodies in increasingly creative ways.
Meet the brawny bug with a concoction so caustic it’ll make a toad vomit.