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Bunnies helped a great civilisation in ancient Mexico thrive
from New Scientist - News
(2016-8-18 3:00)
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A pen for rabbits and hares and butchering tools unearthed in the city of Teotihuacan suggest the animals played a key role in its well-developed economy
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We must understand electroshock therapy’s unwanted side effects
from New Scientist - News
(2016-8-18 3:00)
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Electroconvulsive shock treatment is in line for a renaissance. But before that happens, we need to know more about the cognitive impairments it causes
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Inspired by the Olympic vibe? Get moving to save your life
from New Scientist - News
(2016-8-18 3:00)
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Exercise is a wonder drug that can stave off many of the diseases of ageing. Walk, run, bike or whatever floats your boat
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Autonomous AI guards to stalk the internet fighting hackers
from New Scientist - News
(2016-8-18 3:00)
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Smart programs can seek out and patch up weakness in online security, but if one goes rogue, it could unleash the worst hack ever seen
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Australian AI spots dodgy deals that look like money laundering
from New Scientist - News
(2016-8-18 3:00)
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AUSTRAC, Australia's financial intelligence agency, is training a machine learning system to sift millions of transactions for criminal activity
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Shock therapy to make a comeback as evidence grows that it works
from New Scientist - News
(2016-8-18 3:00)
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Electroconvulsive therapy is often viewed with fear, but some psychiatrists are adamant it works. Now the medical establishment is waking up to its promise
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Surfer physicist wins superparticle bet with Nobel laureate
from New Scientist - News
(2016-8-18 1:54)
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Frank Wilczek bet Garrett Lisi that the Large Hadron Collider would see evidence of supersymmetry, a theory that goes beyond the standard model of particle physics
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Our biases get in the way of understanding human behaviour
from New Scientist - News
(2016-8-18 1:01)
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People can be the most fascinating study subjects of all, but researchers’ biases routinely get in the way, shaping experiments and influencing their outcomes
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Giant ancient supervolcanoes threw rock right across Australia
from New Scientist - News
(2016-8-18 1:00)
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Massive eruptions when New Zealand ripped away from Australia were tens to hundreds of times stronger than anything ever recorded in human history
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Oldest jewellery in East Asia is crafted 37,000-year-old shell
from New Scientist - News
(2016-8-18 0:31)
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Ancient artefacts in an East Timor cave reveal that early human settlers here were more advanced than thought, fishing the deep sea and making ornaments
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