Hobbits of Flores evolved to be small by slowing down growth during childhood, new research on teeth and brain size suggests
Until Homo floresiensis was discovered, scientists assumed that the evolution of the human lineage was…
People trust podcasts more than social media. But is the trust warranted?
There’s been a striking decline in public confidence in social media platforms, according to the…
Does AI pose an existential risk? We asked 5 experts
There are many claims to sort through in the current era of ubiquitous artificial intelligence…
More than a quarter of Canadian teens have experienced sexual violence online
Law enforcement agencies across Canada are sounding the alarm over a rise in sexual extortion…
How to discover a planet
On October 6 1995, at a scientific meeting in Florence, Italy, two Swiss astronomers made…
World’s first known butt-drag fossil trace was left by a rock hyrax in South Africa 126,000 years ago
Rock hyraxes, known in southern Africa more often as “dassies”, are furry, thickset creatures with…
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had thought – new research
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s bag in…
How physicists’ clever bookkeeping trick could underlie reality
A clever mathematical tool known as virtual particles unlocks the strange and mysterious inner workings…
‘Spooky action at a distance’ – a beginner’s guide to quantum entanglement and why it matters in the real world
Many governments and tech companies are investing heavily in quantum technologies. In New Zealand, the…
‘Toothpick grooves’ in ancient fossil human teeth may not be from toothpicks after all
For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate…