Oysters can ‘hear’ the ocean even though they don’t have ears
25 October 2017
These seemingly oblivious shellfish are highly sensitive to sounds, which could help them monitor incoming tides, hear thunder and spot approaching predators
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A smart city in China tracks every citizen and yours could too
24 October 2017
Hangzhou’s smart city project optimises the city by tracking each citizen – and it’s been so successful that the concept is set to be exported around the world
New York should prepare for 15-metre storm surges by 2300
23 October 2017
Due to rapidly rising seas, floods that once struck New York City every 500 years will soon hit every five years
Possible exomoon may be an ocean-covered world as big as Saturn
23 October 2017
The exomoon candidate found in July is a real oddity – early calculations suggest it’s huge and doesn’t fit any moon formation processes we currently know
Chronic back pain stem cell treatment could cut need for opioids
23 October 2017
A stem cell treatment could bring relief to millions of people with chronic lower back pain. If it works, it may help curb the opioid painkiller epidemic
Volcanoes that spew stretchy ice could make dwarf planets bright
20 October 2017
Something strange is happening on dwarf planets Eris and Makemake. They’re tiny and cold, but they still show surprising signs of geologic activity, like real planets
Songbird gets angry when its rivals are brilliant at singing
20 October 2017
Male tui songbirds signal their prowess with complicated songs, so they respond aggressively when they hear a particularly good vocalist
Hunger-blocking injection lets fat monkeys quickly lose weight
18 October 2017
A protein injection that decreases appetite has been found to help obese monkeys slim down fast, and to cut their risk of developing diabetes
A common herbal medicine may cause liver cancer mutations
18 October 2017
A compound found in some plants used in traditional medicine has been linked to a 78 per cent of cases of liver cancer in hospitals in Taiwan
