Animal chemical signals shift after only four generations Relocated in small groups to experimental islands, lizards rapidly and repeatedly developed new chemical signals for communicating with each other. Free from the risk of predators and intent to attract potential mates, male lizards produce a novel chemical calling card, according toContinue Reading

Facebook has deleted two popular groups promoting baseless conspiracy theories linking 5G towers to the coronavirus outbreak, however dozens of similar groups remain active. The “Stop 5G UK” and “Destroy 5G Save Our Children” pages, which together had more than 62,000 members, were removed following admin violations relating to Facebook’s policies about publicising crime. Other Facebook groups withContinue Reading

A working, large-scale quantum computer is still a decade away, but researchers are currently turning a critical corner from theory to building the first small quantum systems IBM’s 2-D Superconducting Qubit Mounted on a Chip Silicon semiconductors have taken us a dazzling distance along the computing road. But even ifContinue Reading

Doctors have discovered a new generation of ‘medicines’ that will prolong life and prevent – or in some cases, reverse – diabetes, heart disease, cancer, stroke and other killers. They will also reduce the risk of life-limiting conditions such as dementia, arthritis, depression and COPD. There are no nasty side-effects, noContinue Reading