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1. Bonobos use a kind of syntax once thought to be unique to humans
   The way bonobos combine vocal sounds to create new meanings suggests the evolutionary building blocks of human language are shared with our closest relatives
2. Mammoth tusk flakes may be the oldest ivory objects made by humans
   Ancient humans living in what is now Ukraine 400,000 years ago may have practised or taught tool-making techniques using mammoth tusks, a softer material than bone
3. Common artificial sweetener makes you three times hungrier than sugar
   The artificial sweetener sucralose increases brain activity in regions involved in appetite, suggesting it makes people hungrier
4. We could make solar panels on the moon by melting lunar dust
   Researchers used a synthetic version of moon dust to build working solar panels, which could eventually be created within – and used to power – a moon base of the future
5. Ozempic weight loss is deemed less praiseworthy than lifestyle changes
   People seem to be less impressed when others lose weight with the drug Ozempic than when they achieve it via lifestyle changes
6. Extreme weather could disrupt China's renewable energy boom
   As China’s vast electrical grid relies more on wind, solar and hydropower, it faces a growing risk of power shortages due to bad weather – and that could encourage the use of coal plants
7. The best retro games console is the one you played at age 10
   Nostalgia for video games seems to be strongest for those played during childhood – at least for Nintendo Switch players
8. Ice-monitoring drones set for first tests in the Arctic
   High-speed drones will be put to the test in the extreme Arctic environment as part of a project to assess how quickly glaciers in Greenland are retreating
9. Our drive for adventure and challenge has ancient origins
   Why are some people drawn towards exploration and challenge – even to the point of extreme danger? Alex Hutchinson's bracing new book unpicks the complex reasons
10. A bestseller is born: How Zuckerberg discovered the Streisand Effect
    Feedback is baffled – baffled! – as to why Facebook owner Meta's attempts to suppress a previous employee's memoir sent the book rocketing to the top of the book charts