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Our Ice Age ancestors skinned cave lions to make roofs for huts
from New Scientist - News
(2016-10-27 3:00)
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Cave lion bones found near prehistoric huts in the La Garma cave in Spain show evidence of being skinned for fur, which the early humans seem to have used as roofs
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Man or mouse? Why drug research has taken the wrong turning
from New Scientist - News
(2016-10-27 3:00)
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Drug research has got so hooked on working with genetically modified animals that it has lost touch with human disease
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Robot learns to play with Lego by watching human teachers
from New Scientist - News
(2016-10-27 3:00)
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Some tasks are too hard for us to program? so we're teaching robots by having them observe us instead
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Smart lab rats filmed using hooked tools to get chocolate cereal
from New Scientist - News
(2016-10-27 3:00)
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Lock up your cereal. Rats can learn to use tools, such as hooked rakes, to reach food, and they can even choose the right tool for the job
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Lying feels bad at first but our brains soon adapt to deceiving
from New Scientist - News
(2016-10-27 3:00)
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Scans reveal that as we tell more and more fibs, our brains become desensitised to lying, allowing dishonesty to snowball
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Paralysed people inhabit distant robot bodies with thought alone
from New Scientist - News
(2016-10-27 3:00)
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Using a head-up display and a cap that reads brain activity, for the first time three people with spinal injury have controlled a robot and seen what it sees
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How to save ourselves from the invisible gas choking us to death
from New Scientist - News
(2016-10-27 3:00)
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Cities are battling to meet legal standards for air pollution, but even that isn't enough to make air safe, says Michael Le Page
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One Per Cent
from New Scientist - News
(2016-10-27 3:00)
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The next generation of Post-it notes, bitcoin bets on the US election, and souping up your car to take you for a spin
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Playing Grand Theft Auto can teach autonomous cars how to drive
from New Scientist - News
(2016-10-27 3:00)
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Getting computers to recognise other cars is surprisingly difficult? but super-realistic video games can help train them up
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Smart camera system checks patients’vital signs from afar
from New Scientist - News
(2016-10-27 3:00)
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Software monitors heart rate, breathing and blood oxygen without a single sensor touching the body? useful for police cells as well as hospital wards
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