Fermented foods sustain both microbiomes and cultural heritage
Many people around the world make and eat fermented foods. Millions in Korea alone make…
Websites deceive users by deliberately hiding the extent of data collection and sharing
Websites sometimes hide how widely they share our personal information, and can go to great…
AI is making smart devices – watches, speakers, doorbells – easier to hack. Here’s how to stay safe
From asking our smart speakers for the weather to receiving personalised advice from smartwatches, devices…
Hoarding can start in childhood – here’s why early intervention is so crucial for all age groups
A lot of people think of hoarding as something extreme – a home crammed to…
Grizzly bear conservation is as much about human relationships as it is the animals
Montanans know spring has officially arrived when grizzly bears emerge from their dens. But unlike…
Reptiles in South Africa are under threat – but there’s good news too
Media reports about the biodiversity crisis and what researchers have argued qualifies as a mass…
Can AI read our minds? Probably not, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be worried
Earlier this year, Neuralink implanted a chip inside the brain of 29-year-old US man Noland…
Heart rate zones aren’t a perfect measure of exercise intensity, but regularly getting your heart pumping is still important for fitness
Aerobic exercise like jogging, biking, swimming or hiking is a fundamental way to maintain cardiovascular…
From thousands to millions to billions to trillions to quadrillions and beyond: Do numbers ever end?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question…
Human brains and fruit fly brains are built similarly – visualizing how helps researchers better understand how both work
The human brain contains approximately 87 billion neurons. On average, each of these cells make…