Studies show how the people of Rapa Nui made and moved the giant statues – and what caused the island’s deforestation
Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an…
Why is bamboo used for scaffolding in Hong Kong? A construction expert explains
At least 44 people have died and more than 270 are missing after a major…
Your dog is not a doomsday prepper. Here’s why they hide food and toys
Have you ever seen a dog focused on nuzzling their expensive treat under a blanket,…
Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence – and that affects what scientific journals choose to publish
Should you believe the findings of scientific studies? Amid current concerns about the public’s trust…
Calls for grizzly hunts to return to Western Canada oversimplify a complex ecological issue
Highly publicized grizzly bear attacks have ignited calls to reopen grizzly trophy hunts across Western…
how AI companies are following the playbook of empire
In the eyes of big AI companies such as OpenAI, the troves of data on…
Lions have two types of roar – new research
The roar of an African lion is one of the most iconic sounds of the…
In 3 years the AI chatbot has changed the way people look things up
Three years ago, if someone needed to fix a leaky faucet or understand inflation, they…
Thousands of genomes reveal the wild wolf genes in most dogs’ DNA
Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a…
Impacts of colonisation on dingoes are ‘written in their bones’, new research finds
Dingoes are no ordinary dogs. They trace their roots back to an ancient Asian lineage…