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We tend to think that ancient humans were constantly on the move, but at a site in Zambia there are the first tentative hints that people stayed put a

The LCLS-II X-ray laser is unprecedentedly bright, and will make it possible to record exactly what atoms and molecules do during photosynthesis and o

Experiments with a replica suggest that a piece of mammoth ivory with carved holes found in a cave in Germany was used by ancient humans to make ropes

A super-stretchy hydrogel can stretch to 15 times its original length and return to its initial shape, and could be used to make soft inflatable robot

People who can run a mile in less than 4 minutes generally live almost five years longer than would otherwise be expected, challenging the idea that t

In mice, a ketogenic diet increases the build-up of zombie-like cells in the heart, kidney, lungs and brain, which can accelerate organ ageing and lea

Now that the US Supreme Court has decided that a law banning TikTok is constitutional, the platform is set to shut down in the US on 19 January – but

A network of Earth’s best clocks will be synchronised with the most accurate one ever sent into space. But the device has a short shelf life: it will

People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by DNA inherited from archaic

Something strange happens to water as it moves through the stems of horsetail plants – and this unique process provides valuable clues for understandi