1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (357+ words) Brigid Lynch was working along a wooded creek in a mountainous part of the San Francisco Bay Area when something that didn't look like the rocks she'd been studying caught her eye. It turned out to be the fossilized tooth…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (653+ words) Surendra Singh Choudhary, known as ‘Bittu Tabahi’, began cleaning the polluted Ajnar river in January, using his own money and basic tools to remove tonnes of waste A 21-year-old student in central India has spent months wading into a filthy…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (443+ words) If the TV remote hadn’t been invented, channel surfers and couch potatoes would have to argue about something else. Come to think of it, those surfers and potatoes might not even exist. It may be difficult for anyone under 40 to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (397+ words) While many medics are ‘excited’ about so-called AI scribes, the ‘experiences of patients are poorly considered, experts said Artificial intelligence tools used by doctors to generate clinical notes are failing to record "potentially vital information" conveyed through non-verbal cues like…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (913+ words) Many people find petting a purring cat is soothing, and research indicates it’s not just because of the soft fur Cats may have a reputation for independence, but emerging research suggests we share a unique connection with them – fuelled by…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1031+ words) Italian fishermen for two years incinerated most of the invasive Atlantic blue crabs caught in the Po River Delta south of Venice. Few Italians had an appetite for the alien predator blamed for decimating their prized Manila clams. While experiments…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (476+ words) The task helps the brain absorb new information and build memories Scientists have drawn a clear line between one everyday skill and clearer thinking. Writing by hand - instead of typing on a laptop or tapping on your phone - has serious…...