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BRAIN 2.0 - Should you upgrade your intelligence?
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As the crow dies
Corvids, such as crows, rooks and ravens, are some of the smartest animals out there. They can learn to make new sounds, they can cooperate and even use tools. But as Dr Kaeli Swift explains, they also have some intriguing rituals when it comes to their dead... and could even be capable of feeling empathy
An end to ageing?
Eternal youth is the stuff of religion and mythology, but what if we could just have a bit more of it? What if there was a pill that could slow down the ravages of time, so that you could feel younger for longer. It sounds like snake oil, but there's a growing body of research that's betting on making it a reality
A Winning Formula
Beneath the rainforests of South America lives a fungi that consumes 50,000 leaves a day without ever coming to the surface. It relies on ants to bring it food in exchange for nutrients. Evolutionary biologist Dr Pepijn Kooij speaks to Amy Barrett about this special relationship...
NOT MY FIRST METAVERSE
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg might be getting excited about the metaverse, but the idea is nothing new
SEEING THE BLUES
Blue light from devices can have positive and negative effects on us
WHAT IS SYNAESTHESIA?
Connecting senses in fascinating ways means some people see the world completely differently
NASA'S SOLAR PROBE 'TOUCHES' THE SUN
The Parker Solar Probe is part of the way through its seven-year mission to investigate the inner workings of our nearest star
THE ΒΙΟ BOTS
Bio-inspired robots that can fly like birds and creep like cockroaches are helping researchers to understand more about how animals move and behave
THE VOLCANO THAT SHOOK THE EARTH
The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano was a once-in-a-century geological event - and now the clock is ticking to study its effects...
ME YOU, AND INTIMACY TOO
When was the last time you were intimate with someone, emotionally, intellectually, or physically? Psychologist Dr Michelle Drouin says we are in an intimacy famine, and speaks to Amy Barrett about whether social media and smartphones are stripping us of one of our basic human needs