Being in a relationship really does seem to make you fatter
14 March 2018
A massive study has found that couples tend to have healthier lifestyles than single people, but that doesn’t stop them from piling on the pounds
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$10m prize to let you feel what a distant robot is feeling
14 March 2018
The ANA XPrize Avatar Challenge wants anyone to be able to control a robot and carry out tasks from 100 kilometres away
Polar melt may shut down the Atlantic current that warms Europe
14 March 2018
Melting Arctic ice flooding into the Atlantic could put the ocean circulation that warms Europe in danger, triggering dramatic sea level rise and drought
The Arctic is sending us signals of impending climate chaos
14 March 2018
The immediate disasters of The Day After Tomorrow remains wild exaggeration, but melting ice could yet cause dramatic climate changes by altering ocean currents
Two herbivores gang up and silence a plant's cries for help
14 March 2018
Caterpillar presence mutes broccoli's production of chemicals that attract aphid parasitoids, allowing both pests to wreak havoc
Face-faking AI isn't just for porn – it will change the world
14 March 2018
It is easier than ever to create artificial people and doctored video, and this new tech goes far beyond fake news and porn
AI drones are controlling self-driving diggers on building sites
14 March 2018
At thousands of sites around Japan, drones are learning to direct autonomous trucks from above – heralding a revolution in the construction industry
We could lose 40,000 species by 2100 due to climate change
14 March 2018
If we don’t limit global warming, tens of thousands of species like tigers could disappear from famous habitats like the Amazon rainforest and Galapagos islands
Malfunctioning fertility clinic tanks may put eggs at risk
13 March 2018
Thousands of frozen eggs and embryos may have been damaged after temperatures rose in two malfunctioning tanks at fertility clinics in California and Ohio
Weird crystals could grow on Titan and help alien life thrive
13 March 2018
The surface of Saturn’s largest moon Titan might be covered, salt-like crystals that could be among the ingredients for nitrogen-based alien life
