Science

Former US President Barack Obama has made shocking claims about the existence of aliens and major conspiracy theories surrounding facilities, including Area 51.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Researchers recently used high-resolution CT scanners and medical-grade 3D printers to conduct virtual autopsies on two Egyptian mummies. Their goal was to illuminate ailments and injuries.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Cutting carbs has long been a reliable strategy to lose weight quickly. However, experts say that low-carbohydrate diets can come with some downsides.

Being touch-starved, or lacking wanted physical connection, has become increasingly common in our fast-paced, digital world, experts say.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: New studies show that a close, nurturing relationship with parents during middle and high school is associated with a positive social life.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Older kids called me a gay slur when I was as young as 7, and I can still vividly picture my mother’s shock when I asked her what it meant.

Forget anti-ageing creams and miracle cures, scientists have discovered the real secret to turning back time.

Merge Labs, a company co-founded by AI billionaire Sam Altman that is building devices to connect human brains to computers, has raised $US252 million ($367m).

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The latest AI technology has solved an equation no human mathematician has been able to do. But some experts say the AI’s solution was not very different from earlier work done by humans.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The practice of allowing a physician to help severely ill patients end their lives has been legalised in nine countries, however there are still major questions about who should be eligible.

THE WASHINGTON POST: Gameto says its approach has the potential to ease a plethora of conditions associated with ageing in women, including cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: China’s centrality in rare earths didn’t happen by accident. It is the result of decades of planning and domestic and overseas investment from the highest levels of the Chinese government.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Despite the taboo, many parents do have favourites, and research shows the less favoured children suffer for it.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: ‘Why would you not have dark sky preserves in a place where the skies are darkest?’

The Shenzhou-22 spacecraft has been launched to help China bring back a team of astronauts after a damaged vessel left them temporarily stranded.