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All it takes is data … lots of data.
From ‘power poses’ to yoga poses, varying claims have been made about their effects on our health and happiness. But why do they work at all?
A researcher tells the story of how he and his team discovered the oldest Homo Sapiens fossil bones to date in Morocco.
BA’s systems meltdown shows how much we rely on always-there IT.
Astronomers report the first ever measurement of light bending around a star other than our own.
UK politicians are planning very different approaches to data privacy, security and surveillance.
You need to start thinking about what will happen to your online data when you die.
The Parker probe will go closer to the sun than any other spacecraft has dared go before – literally touching it.
But don’t worry, it’s failing. For now.
The idea that we live in a ‘multiverse’ made up of an infinite number of parallel universes has long been considered a possibility.
Study shows that the availability of springs may have controlled human evolution.
The planet is more similar to Earth than any other – except when it comes to supporting life.
There are loads of applications for 3D printers in space.
Vinyl is one thing but digital plug-ins which claim to emulate the analogue sound are a rose-tinted step too far.
A new study suggests that distorted moral cognition is what set terrorists apart from the rest of us.
Google’s AlphaGo victory over the human world champion shows how far things have come since DeepBlue.
Reports claim the feature has vanished – but then mountains are always changing shape.
Measurements suggest Jupiter’s core may be fluffy rather than dense and that its magnetic field is much stronger than previously thought.
Stephen Hawking thinks we need to leave the planet. Do we?
New research reveals how flamingos can stand – and even sleep – on one leg for so long.
From military mapping to brain imaging, holograms are no longer relegated to your bank card.
There can be benefits to fidgeting, such as boosting attention or helping you burn up to 800 extra calories a day. But it comes at a cost…
Researchers find striking results from a large study of secondary school students.
Comments like ‘little girl needs to keep to herself before daddy breaks her face’ get a free pass in the name of free speech.