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The decision to urinate involves a complex combination of both physiological and social considerations. However, the social aspects of urination remain largely unknown. More specifically, timing…
Two new species of this genus tuber It was discovered with the help of trained truffle hunting dogs. tuber cumberlandens. Image credit: Saw others., doi: 10.1080/00275514.2024.2407755.…
A massive flood called the Zanclean Flood ended the Messinian salinity crisis that lasted from 5.97 million to 5.33 million years ago, according to a new…
Artist’s visualization of the gas giant WASP-127bESO/L.Calzada The vast alien planet has fierce winds blowing around its equator at nearly 30 times the speed of sound…
Donald Trump holds executive order announcing the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images On January 20, a crowd at a stadium in Washington,…
Strategic naps can help you recover from sleep deprivationJean Gaumi/Magnum Photo Sleep researchers devote their careers to understanding how and why we sleep. So what do…
The source of the newly detected fast radio burst, FRB 20240209A, is located 2 billion light-years from Earth, on the remote outskirts of an ancient elliptical…
A ridge in southeastern Sicily eroded by the Great FloodKevin Sciberras and Neil Petroni The jumbled deposits of rocks found on a hilltop in southeastern Sicily…
analysis and health The United States contributes about one-fifth of the World Health Organization's budget – leaving the public health agency could hamper efforts to curb…
atom: The basic unit of chemical elements, consisting of a dense nucleus with positively charged protons and uncharged neutrons, orbited by a cloud of negatively charged…
Semaglutide and other GLP-1 agonists are injectedYulia Burmystrova/Getty Images Drugs like Ozempic and Wigovy, called GLP-1 agonists, offer more benefits than risks when taken for their…
Is spacetime a fabric of the universe, or is there something deeper? Shutterstock/Mohd.Afza How is our physical reality structured? Physicists have long imagined that space and…
Paul Brigginshaw/Millennium Images, UK What's the difference between time spent in bed and bank balance? No, this isn't the start of a terrible joke – and…
Wheat is harvested from a strip of vertical solar panels at Next2Sun Solar Park in Germany Knoblauch GmbH/Next2Sun With the price of solar panels falling rapidly,…
dry january An estimated 15% of American adults (260 million people) and 9 million Britons participated in last year’s Dry January. And recent scientific discoveries show…
Have you ever glanced around the dinner table and pondered about your parents’ favorite among your siblings? If you’re the youngest, you might want to look…
Images of two strange icy objects captured by ALMATakashi Shimonishi/Niigata University Two strange icy objects in our galaxy look unlike anything astronomers have seen before, but…
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending sales of Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok, as mandated by a law passed in the United States…
Delivery workers in Ballymena, Northern Ireland are often seen gathered around McDonald’s, waiting for orders and discussing the mysteries of the system that controls their work…
Australopithecus had a varied but plant-based diet, as indicated by stable isotope data analysis from seven human specimens collected in Sterkfontein, South Africa, 3.5 million years…
UK retailers embrace automation with robotic packaging machines and AI cameras to cut labor expenses
EElectronic shelf labels, return machines, robotic bagging machines and even self-service tills are just some of the many technologies UK retailers are adopting to solve the…
A century ago, American astronomer Edwin Hubble was the first to prove that this so-called “spiral nebula” lies about 2.5 million light-years away from the Milky…
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have discovered the remains of a Byzantine monastery with a colorful mosaic floor and Greek inscriptions, an ancient wine…
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate change agreement as one of his first acts in…
Ian M. Banks wrote a series of best-selling science fiction novels.Joseph Branston/SFX Magazine/Future via Getty Images culture seriesIan M. Banks (Orbit Books) Although Ian M. Banks…
Would I feel better if I got some more sleep? Maybe – but that's not guaranteed. We know how much sleep the average person needs, but…
Most of Spain’s electricity is generated by solar and wind power Alvaro Barrientos/AP Photo/Alamy Countries with large amounts of wind and solar power installed on their…
Foxys_forest_manufacture/Getty Images A bad night's sleep can be caused by many things, including screen time, stress, and drinking too much alcohol. Now, there's another culprit. It's…
A new genus and species of enantiornithine bird in the family Bohaiornithidae has been identified from a nearly complete, articulated skeleton preserved with feather marks found…
T The utilization of artificial intelligence in film production has sparked controversy during award season, as it has been disclosed that at least two prominent nominees…
Avian influenza has been a problem for poultry for over a century, causing deaths in various birds like chickens, ducks, and geese. It is caused by…
Semaglutide and other GLP-1 agonists are injected Yulia Burmystrova/Getty Images Drugs like Ozempic and Wigovy, called GLP-1 agonists, offer more benefits than risks when taken for…
Using Brain Implant to Control Virtual Drones: Paralyzed Individuals Can Now Fly with Their Thoughts
A virtual drone was steered through an obstacle course by imagining moving a finger.Wilsey et al. A paralyzed man with electrodes implanted in his brain can…
How can you make your movement successful in 2025? alamy stock photo Whether you’re a couch potato or a fitness enthusiast, the start of a new…
Steven Puetzer/Getty Images How did you sleep last night? Your response may depend on how long you were in bed, how much of that time you…
Trillions of bacteria live in our gut Artur Pravgo/Science Photo Library Analyzing your own stool was once a niche interest. But a quick look on Amazon…
LLast year on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Elon Musk claimed to be one of the best Diablo IV players in the world, and surprisingly the leaderboard backed…
Bismuth crystals reflect light of all colors of the rainbowOliver Berg/DPA/Alamy Ultrathin flakes of bismuth exhibit mysterious magnetic properties. This could help the soft iridescent metal…
A new artificial intelligence tool known as Parlex can notify ministers about the potential unpopularity of a policy within their own party through a search called…
ash: Small, light pieces of rock or glass ejected by a volcanic eruption. A group of deciduous trees in the olive family that are popular for…