Huge Australian bushfire was caused by unseasonal freak weather
20 March 2018
A fire in New South Wales has destroyed 69 homes, even though Australia’s fire season is over – climate change may be a factor
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Craft beer may get cheaper thanks to GM yeast with hoppy flavour
20 March 2018
A genetically engineered yeast makes beer that tastes of hops, without using any hops – and it could make beer cheaper and more environmentally friendly
Green tea extract may prevent Down’s syndrome face traits
20 March 2018
A compound in green tea seems to change the facial features of Down’s syndrome, but researchers warn people not to try it until a safe dosage has been found
The universe may end in a collision with a bubble of nothingness
19 March 2018
The most precise calculation of the lifetime of our universe finds that a bubble of vacuum energy made by the Higgs boson could envelop us all in 10139 years
An Uber self-driving car has killed a pedestrian in Arizona
19 March 2018
An Uber self-driving car has crashed into a 49-year-old woman in Arizona. This is the first time a car in autonomous mode has killed a pedestrian
A fifth of people hear sounds when watching silent GIFs. Do you?
19 March 2018
Ever felt like you’ve heard a video even though the sound was turned off? As many as 20 per cent of us may “hear” silent GIFs and other moving objects
Cambridge Analytica, Trump and Facebook – here’s what we know
19 March 2018
A former Cambridge Analytica employee has claimed the firm accessed Facebook data without permission, and used it to target ads for the Trump campaign
Why ancient deer returned to the sea and became whales
19 March 2018
Over the last 250 million years land animals have repeatedly begun exploiting the seas, giving rise to creatures like whales and walruses. The question is why
Computers that calculate with light could make superfast AI
19 March 2018
Optical computing has been a buzzword since the 1960s. But now a few start-ups are making real-world progress by using light to produce algorithms
First anatomical evidence of several types of schizophrenia
18 March 2018
Is there more than one type of schizophrenia? Brain scans suggest there are at least two different kinds - a finding that may lead to better treatments
