How to see the Draconid meteor shower peak tonight
The Draconid meteor shower is happening between 6 and 10 October, peaking on 9 October, and you should be able to see it if you are in the northern he
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Early humans made jewellery from giant sloth bones
The bones were shaped by people using stone tools before they were fossilised, adding new evidence for humans’ arrival in the Americas before the end
Genetic conflict with the fetus influences when women give birth
Longer-lasting pregnancies lead to larger babies but also riskier births, but some genes may have let women and fetuses find a middle ground
NHS talking therapies seem to be less effective for younger adults
People aged 16 to 24 appear to get less out of NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression than those aged 25 to 65
Common asthma drug could prevent life-threatening allergic reactions
A single dose of the asthma medication zileuton stopped severe allergic reactions in mice by blocking food allergens from entering the bloodstream
Smartphone scrolling on the toilet could increase risk of haemorrhoids
People seem to spend longer on the toilet if they use a smartphone while sitting there – and all that scrolling may be boosting their likelihood of ge
Major carbon sink may have vanished for a second year in a row
Record heat in 2024 caused ecosystems on land to emit nearly as much carbon dioxide as they took out of the atmosphere
The world is on track for between 1.9 and 3.7°C of warming by 2100
While some progress has been made in limiting greenhouse gas emissions, we are still on the path for high levels of global warming
Fossil teeth may come from a new species of early hominin
Some 2.6-million-year-old teeth found in Ethiopia hint that an unknown species from the Australopithecus genus coexisted with one of our Homo relative
How could we make a solar eclipse happen every day?
Total solar eclipses are astonishing, but travelling to get to one is less so – this episode of Dead Planets Society is all about rearranging the sola