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Dr Bab Shergill is a consultant dermatologist specializing in skin cancer treatment and is a Fellow of the British Association of Dermatology. Here are his top…
Astronomers MIRI (mid-infrared measuring instrument) camera The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope probe has captured striking new photos of molecular cloud L1527. L1527, shown in this…
Chinese paleontologists have discovered fossil fragments of a new genus and species of stegosaur dinosaur. Bayinosaurus baojiensis. Reconstructing your life Gigantespinosaurus (Lower foreground), a newly discovered…
Beach closures and swimming warnings have been issued in at least 10 states ahead of the Fourth of July holiday due to high bacteria levels. Some…
Exports of quantum computers are restricted in many countriesSaigh Anys/Shutterstock As a result of secret international negotiations, governments around the world have imposed identical export controls…
Ocean warming threatens to reduce golden tiger shark populationsShutterstock/Podlonaya Elena The world's egg-laying shark populations could be hit hard by the end of the century as…
Google’s Sycamore quantum computer Peter Knefel/dpa/Alamy In 2019, Google claimed that its Sycamore quantum computer could perform calculations that would take the world’s most powerful classical…
The field of anti-aging medicine has exploded in recent years as discoveries about the basic biology of aging are translated into experimental treatments. The latest fountains…
The snow leopard was one of the animals hunted by the DenisovansKlaus Honal / Alamy The ancient humans known as the Denisovans hunted a wide variety…
I’ll be 60 in just over 5 years, which is a big deal. I already have an age-related disease (high blood pressure), and the odds are…
Traces of cave paintings depicting pigs and human-like figures from Leang Karampuang, Sulawesi, IndonesiaGriffith University An Indonesian cave painting depicting a pig with a human-like figure…
Reconstruction of Gaiasia geniaeGabriel Rio 280 million years ago, the cold swamps of what is now the Namib Desert were home to giant salamander-like predators that…
IAs a producer of a morning radio show, I spend countless hours scouring the internet for comedy treasures. I wish I could say that outside of…
If you struggle to picture a two-ton, wingless creature hovering, you’re not alone. However, a recent study shows that hippos (or hippopotamuses, to use the full…
The skull, discovered on the banks of the Thiel River in Corneau/Les Sauges, Switzerland, is currently kept at the Laténium Museum in Hauterive. Swiss National Fund…
Malware may use ChatGPT to rewrite its own codeJusan/Getty The researchers found that computer viruses can use ChatGPT to rewrite code to evade detection, create customized…
Amplify: To increase the number, amount, or other measure of a response. Note The phenomenon of focusing mental resources on a particular object or event. average:…
Acidic: An adjective describing a substance that contains an acid. Acidic substances often dissolve minerals such as carbonates or prevent them from forming in the first…
Despite price cuts and low-interest financing offers, Tesla’s global sales have declined for two consecutive quarters, indicating weakening demand for its products and electric vehicles in…
Google’s climate footprint reduction targets are at risk due to the rising reliance on energy-intensive data centers to power its new artificial intelligence products. The tech…
Looking to age gracefully? There’s a plethora of advice out there, but the key seems to lie in maintaining a healthy diet. A recent study published…
You may be surprised by how little we actually know about the inner workings of the Earth. While we have a good grasp of how the…
Do you ever wonder why your cute cat suddenly becomes a shredding machine when you’re not looking? Cats scratching furniture is a common issue, but it’s…
Within the range of uncertainties in the relevant astronomical and biological parameters, the Drake equations typically predict that many exoplanets should exist ( Stern and Geriya…
The Trypilyan culture flourished in western/central Ukraine, Moldova and eastern Romania for over two millennia, from the end of the Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age…
Silicon chips could connect quantum devices more easily than ever before Shutterstock/Fit Ztudio We may be one step closer to achieving unhackable quantum Wi-Fi, thanks to…
Water levels rise at Rapidan Dam in MinnesotaBen Brewer/Bloomberg/Getty Images The near failure of a century-old dam in Minnesota has drawn new attention to the vulnerability…
Three years ago, Google launched an ambitious plan to address climate change, aiming to achieve “net zero” emissions by 2030. This goal entails not emitting more…
Ronaldo, a six-foot-long Brazilian rainbow boa constrictor kept at a British school, was thought to be male until he gave birth to 14 babies last month.…
Over the past 50,000 years, terrestrial vertebrate faunas have experienced severe declines in large species (megafauna), with most extinctions occurring during the Late Pleistocene and early…
Small changes in average facial temperature can reveal information about your age and whether you have certain medical conditions.Zheng Qingyu and Wang Jingdong If your cheeks…
Episodic memory and mental time travel have been considered uniquely human traits. This view has begun to change with the development of behavioral criteria to assess…
Paleobotanists have described nine new species of the Vitaceae family. Vitaceae It is based on fossil seeds from four tropical palaeoflora sites, dating back 60 to…
Sasithorn Puapangkasemsuk/Getty Images When you imagine an environment that has been largely untouched by humans, the Amazon rainforest might come to mind. After all, most of…
MaWhat I love most about Luigi’s Mansion are the little details: the way Mario’s timid little brother nervously hums along to the music as he stumbles…
Termites in FloridaPaul Young/Alamy Some ants will bite off the infected limbs of their nestmates to improve their chances of survival, making them the only non-human…
Florida carpenter ants are unique in their behavior, as they have been observed selectively cutting off the injured limbs of their nestmates. This unusual behavior was…
circleWhether referred to as manifestos or contracts, the documents released by political parties before elections often lack substance despite their length. Filled with idealistic scenarios, vague…
During a live interview with The Sun on YouTube, Keir Starmer addressed the issue of toughening up on illegal immigration, attracting an audience of about 10,000…
Keir Starmer is set to become the UK Prime Minister in the next three days, barring any unforeseen events like an asteroid strike. Given his lead…
