Our extinct Australopithecus relatives may have had difficult births
Illustration of a female Australopithecus sediba carrying an infant JOHN BAVARO FINE ART/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Childbirth was difficult and dangerous
Sharing genetic risk scores can unwittingly reveal secrets
Genetic data can be analysed to estimate your risk of certain conditions Science Photo Library / Alamy Genetic risk scores
How an intern helped build the AI that shook the world
AlphaGo’s victory braodcast on TV Im Hun-jung/Yonhap/AP Photo via Getty Images In March 2016, Google DeepMind’s artificial intelligence system AlphaGo
Top predators still prowled the seas after the biggest mass extinction
Artwork of a Hybodus shark, a predator that evolved in the late Permian and survived the mass extinction CHRISTIAN DARKIN/SCIENCE
NASA’s Artemis moon exploration programme is getting a major makeover
NASA’s Space Launch System has had a tricky start NASA/Cory Huston NASA is shaking up the plan for its Artemis
Banning children from VPNs and social media will erode adults’ privacy
UK lawmakers are proposing to restrict children’s use of social media George Chan/Getty Images A proposed new law banning children
Birdwatching may reshape the brain and build its buffer against ageing
Learning to recognise birds may strengthen your cognitive reserve steve young/Alamy Expert birdwatchers have brain differences that may underlie their
Fish-based pet food may expose cats and dogs to forever chemicals
Some pet foods contain potentially harmful PFAS chemicals Cris Cantón/Getty Images Many pet foods – especially those based on fish
Scientists want to put a super laser on the moon
Illustration of dark craters near the moon’s south pole Science Photo Library / Alamy Scientists want to build a laser
These 5 diets could add years to your life even if you have bad genes
A healthy diet has long been linked to living into old age – and you don’t have to adhere to