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Your cat really does prefer your voice to that of a stranger

Your cat really does prefer your voice to that of a stranger

Unlike dogs, which often enthusiastically respond to everyone, cats choosily change...

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Shipping firms are blowing bubbles under their ships to reduce drag

Shipping firms are blowing bubbles under their ships to...

An increasing number of large shipping companies are trying out technologies that...

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Turmeric supplements have been linked to liver damage in five people

Turmeric supplements have been linked to liver damage in...

Five new cases of jaundice have been associated with the regular consumption of...

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Shutterstock will sell AI-generated art and 'compensate' human artists

Shutterstock will sell AI-generated art and 'compensate'...

After removing images generated by artificial intelligence models from its archives...

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US Army bullets unexpectedly found at 1918 Mexico border massacre site

US Army bullets unexpectedly found at 1918 Mexico border...

A ballistics analysis has raised new questions about the role of the US Army in...

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Vocal communication recorded in 53 animals we thought were silent

Vocal communication recorded in 53 animals we thought were...

New recordings of sounds made by reptiles, amphibians and fish suggest that vocal...

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Eastern Australia is battling fifth major wave of floods in 19 months

Eastern Australia is battling fifth major wave of floods...

More extreme rain has flooded 43 towns in New South Wales, 24 in Victoria and three...

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Why we urgently need answers about artificial sweeteners and health

Why we urgently need answers about artificial sweeteners...

Artificial sweeteners have been shown to help people maintain their weight and improve...

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Bacteria could survive just under Mars's surface for 280 million years

Bacteria could survive just under Mars's surface for 280...

When bacteria are dried and frozen, as they most likely would be just under the...

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Industrial Revolution may have been kick-started by drought

Industrial Revolution may have been kick-started by drought

The 19th century transition to coal in Britain was thought to be driven by a lack...

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17th-century infant's life and health revealed by 'virtual autopsy'

17th-century infant's life and health revealed by 'virtual...

A young child found in an unmarked coffin in an Austrian crypt was exceptionally...

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World is on track for 2.5°C of global warming by end of the century

World is on track for 2.5°C of global warming by end of...

Countries’ climate plans are nowhere near ambitious enough to cut emissions in line...

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16 'vital signs' of the planet's health are now at record extremes

16 'vital signs' of the planet's health are now at record...

An assessment of 35 key factors in Earth’s climate system, such as greenhouse gas...

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COP27: How the world is doing on climate targets and what to expect

COP27: How the world is doing on climate targets and what...

The war in Ukraine has encouraged a rush to exploit more fossil fuels, but there...

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Greenhouse gas levels have hit yet another record – here's why

Greenhouse gas levels have hit yet another record – here's...

Carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide reached record-high concentrations in...

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Fossil shows what lizards' ancestors looked like 167 million years ago

Fossil shows what lizards' ancestors looked like 167 million...

A reptile named Bellairsia gracilis has been identified as an early member of the...