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This self-riding bicycle follows you around while you walk

31 July 2019

A chip used to control an autonomous bicycle is inspired by the brain and could pave the way for AI with a broader range of abilities

The human placenta may not have a microbiome after all

31 July 2019

Recent evidence that the placenta has its own community of microbes is now uncertain as it seems the experiments were corrupted by contamination

Exclusive: Can a supplement slow the natural processes of ageing?

30 July 2019

A pill described as the only scientifically validated anti-ageing supplement has been designed to increase the number of years we spend in good health

TV programme Vikings depicts the exploits of raiding warriors

Genetic analysis reveals Vikings had a wide and diverse family tree

30 July 2019

Many Vikings were descendants of people from outside Scandinavia who moved into the region before and during the Viking Age

Meet a 500-million-year old minibeast from the Cambrian explosion

30 July 2019

More than half a billion years ago, this predator cruised the seas in what is now Yunnan, China. The remarkable fossil is on display in a new exhibition

The record temperature was measured in Cambridge, UK

Met Office confirms highest temperature ever recorded in the UK

30 July 2019

The 38.7°C recorded in Cambridge Botanic Garden on 25 July has now been confirmed to be the highest temperature ever recorded in the UK

Huge hidden canyon under Greenland ice sheet may have flowing water

29 July 2019

A valley longer than the Grand Canyon hidden beneath the Greenland ice sheet may carry running water. How quickly it flows may affect how the ice melts

Some jellyfish sperm have stingers that fire inside females

27 July 2019

A few species of jellyfish fertilise eggs internally, and their sperm come with tiny stingers that help them anchor to the tissue within the female gonads