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Copying others can help young orangutans build a broad diet
Orangutans spend more than eight years learning how to cope on their own, and now we have a clearer idea of how they work out which foods to incorporate into their diet
Dogs pay more attention to consonants than vowels when we speak
Hooking up dogs to non-invasive EEG monitors has helped identify exactly which component of human speech the animals are most attuned to
Backpack massages muscles when it detects they’re fatigued
A backpack consisting of electrodes, cables and a soft massage head kneads muscles in the back when it picks up on them being fatigued
Taking HRT in perimenopause may ward off cardiovascular disease
Hormone replacement therapies may reduce the risk of heart attacks and stroke, but the timing of when they are started could be critical
Skin patch that collects sweat could predict ovulation
A patch that measures levels of two reproductive hormones in sweat has shown promise for predicting ovulation in a small study
Benedict Cumberbatch’s nature show is stunning, if a little cloying
The actor urges us to work with nature, not against it, in new documentary How to Live on Earth. Let's hope it can make a real difference, says Alec Luhn
OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government healthcare website
There has been a string of incidents reported over the past few months where AI agents have hacked companies. Now, a case involving a government website has been revealed for the first time
Future of Amazon rainforest may hinge on Brazil presidential election
A general election in Brazil next month is widely seen as a choice between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro
When will the AMOC collapse? We don’t know, but should still prepare
Uncertainty about when or even if the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, a vital ocean current, might collapse has been an excuse to ignore the risk, but that actually makes it even more important that we act now
Twisteddoodles on how to make a cell look its very best
This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles
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