Life16 March 2017
Chimp filmed cleaning a corpse’s teeth in a mortuary-like ritual
The never-before-seen behaviour suggests that chimpanzees can be curious about death and may shed light on the origins of human mortuary practices
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Humans17 March 2017
Making US workers pass genetic test data to employers is wrong
A proposed law effectively allowing US employers to require workers to take DNA tests and hand over the results is misguided, says geneticist Martina Cornel
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Humans | Technology17 March 2017
E-tattoos turn knuckles and freckles into smartphone controls
Tattoos that turn skin into a touchscreen could display notifications on your body and let you answer a call or pump up the volume with a tap of your fingers
Health | Humans17 March 2017
South American group has the healthiest arteries ever seen
Some elderly adults of Tsimane people in Bolivia have arteries so free from disease that they resemble those people in the US who are more than 20 years younger
Space17 March 2017
Gentle breeze may help Venus’s atmosphere spin like crazy
The atmosphere of Venus rotates much faster than the planet itself. A newly detected wind could be spreading the energy needed to power it
Earth17 March 2017
CO2 emissions from energy remain flat for third year running
Carbon dioxide emissions from the energy sector have not increased for three years in a row even as the global economy grew
Humans | Life17 March 2017
Stop killing lions for their bones to make bogus aphrodisiacs
The export of lion skeletons to China for use in 'aphrodisiac' wines threatens the survival of the king of the beasts, says Richard Schiffman
Space17 March 2017
Cosmological ruler could help us get the measure of dark energy
Measuring how the distance between galaxies changes is key to working out how dark energy drives the universe’s accelerating expansion – now a new ruler may help
Technology17 March 2017
UK government pulls ads from YouTube in extremist content row
Google has been summoned for discussions at the Cabinet Office to explain why government ads appear alongside extremist material, as brands also pull ads
Space14 March 2017
Asteroid clay is a better space radiation shield than aluminium
Cosmic radiation poses one of the biggest health risks for astronauts on long space missions, but clay extracted from space rocks could protect them
Health15 March 2017
Australia wants to ban unvaccinated children from preschool
The government wants 95 per cent of Australian children vaccinated – a level that would stop infectious diseases spreading and protect those who can’t be vaccinated
Humans | Technology16 March 2017
Robot eavesdrops on men and women to see how much they talk
Women speak more when they’re talking to a woman rather than a man, finds a robot with a fur hat that studied conversations between men, women and children
Humans16 March 2017
New autism blood test likely to join ranks of also-rans
A new blood test for autism promises to catch the condition much earlier than standard interventions. Here’s why it probably won’t change anything
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