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Mixed results for science in the US midterm elections

14 November 2018

A climate change denier is no longer to head House science committee, but Washington state voters reject carbon tax and Arizona blocks renewable energy boost

Don't Miss: social media violence, lowdown on AI, scary black holes

14 November 2018

Watch a town descend into chaos after a social media hack, learn how much we really know about AI, explore science-art links – and peer inside black holes

The Galapagos of the Indian Ocean: Voyage to a forgotten paradise

14 November 2018

Celebrated for their biodiversity, the islands of Socotra could unlock secrets of humans' journey out of Africa – but war and weather hamper the journey there

Modern lifestyles shaped our evolution only a few thousand years ago

14 November 2018

Two new studies reveal recent evolutionary changes in Europe and East Asia, suggesting that modern living can change our immune systems and metabolism

Indigenous peoples in the Amazon and Australia share some ancestry

8 November 2018

Fifteen ancient human genomes reveal how people first spread through the Americas – and strengthen a mysterious link between people in the Amazon and in Australasia

Double the risk of death! The problem with headline health statistics

8 November 2018

The way in which a statistic is presented can entirely change how alarming it sounds. And too often, both newspapers and scientific journals choose the most alarming, but least informative, way

Ancient tribes of Scotland learned to write after contact with Romans

8 November 2018

The Picts lived in what is now Scotland 1700 to 1100 years ago – and new evidence suggests the enigmatic carvings they left behind are Roman-inspired writing