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A new study led by scientists at the University of New South Wales confirms that eating fruit can help ward off depression – but eating vegetables…
Neutron stars typically spin quickly, taking just a few seconds or even a fraction of a second to complete one revolution around their axis, but one…
Pachystropheus reticulum One of the last thalattosaurs, it was a large marine lizard with otter-like behaviour that could move on land, but was likely a primarily…
The Alameda, California City Council decided not to permit ongoing controversial experiments related to technology that aims to brighten clouds. The project involves spraying saltwater onto…
Earth’s Speed It’s getting warmer 2023 is the highest on record, beating last year’s astonishing 92%. Record-breaking heatwave Leading scientists have calculated that the cause is…
Gene therapy involves administering normal copies of the mutated gene that causes a particular disease.nobeastsofierce/Shutterstock Five Chinese children born deaf have received gene therapy that provides…
Whether antidepressants cause withdrawal symptoms has long been a topic of debate. Alexander Davidov/Alamy Antidepressants are some of the most commonly taken medicines in high-income countries,…
People collect water in hot weather in New Delhi, India on May 22. Amarjeet Kumar Singh/Anadolu via Getty Images With each new month comes new records…
Millions of people are eating too much salt. Could potassium be the solution?Lisa Sheehan I have high blood pressure and have been taking medication to control…
In 1960, most of the world’s population was deficient in the micronutrient iodine, with serious implications for public health. By 2020, the number of iodine-deficient countries…
Hydrogel-made brain sensor is small enough to be injected with a needle Hanchuan Tang and Jianfeng Zang Tiny sensors can be injected into the skull with…
It is already known that excessive salt intake increases blood pressure. Toufik Ahmed/iStockphoto/Getty Images Researchers have found that people with the skin condition have higher levels…
Starliner launched on June 5th from Cape Canaveral, Florida.Joe Raedl/Getty Images Boeing has successfully launched its Starliner spacecraft with a crew for the first time on…
A device that can convert infrared light into visible lightLaura Valencia Molina et al. 2024 Glasses coated with lithium compounds may one day help us see…
Jornada Cave in New Mexico is home to a colony of hundreds of thousands of bats. Laura Cropper Trained hawks carried sensors into colonies of hundreds…
Pulsars emit radiation Artsiom P/Shutterstock Astronomers who discovered a pulsar that is gradually losing its rotational power say it’s likely a dead star that is dying…
More complicated than it seems In the equation “2 + 2 = 4”, what does the “=” mean? This is actually a complicated question, as mathematicians…
During a family walk in North Dakota, a rare fossil was unexpectedly discovered buried in the soil — that of a teenage boy, a Tyrannosaurus Rex.…
Academic: pertaining to a school, class, or subject taught by a teacher in a formal educational institution (such as a college or university).Bias: a tendency to…
In 2063, scientist Zefram Cochrane successfully tested the “warp engine,” paving the way for faster-than-light travel. This breakthrough led to first contact with aliens, as depicted…
Geologists have analysed 4-billion-year-old zircon crystals from Jack Hills in Western Australia’s mid-west region to date the emergence of fresh water back just a few hundred…
Extinction of Woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta Antiquitatis) This species, which lived at the beginning of the Holocene Epoch, remains shrouded in mystery, with conflicting evidence as to…
A team of paleontologists Ctenochasmatoid pterosaur Discovered in the Kimmeridg Clay of Oxfordshire in central England, this specimen is one of the largest Jurassic pterosaur fossils,…
Japanese paleontologists have described a new species of shark-like cartilaginous fish based on fossil teeth found in the Momonoki Formation of the Late Triassic Period. Fossilized…
Hubble encountered additional difficulties.The space telescope entered hibernation over a week ago due to the failure of one of its three remaining gyroscopes, which are part…
AI chatbots can answer questions convincingly, but not always accurately portishead1/Getty Images When an artificial intelligence model says it’s unsure of an answer, people are more…
Rivals Boeing and SpaceX are preparing for a busy week with upcoming key test flights of their rockets and spacecraft. Boeing is set to launch two…
SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket was deployed on the launch pad at StarBase, the company’s facility in South Texas, in June 2024 ahead of a planned test…
Having a positive mindset can have unexpected results DEEPOL (Plain Picture/photo by Anja Weber Dekker) Do you suffer from low self-esteem? If so, you may have…
We are on the brink of having a third thumb, thanks to a revolutionary prosthetic limb being tested in the UK by researchers at University College…
Paleontologists from the University of Texas at Austin and other institutions have discovered fragments of the jaw of a feline with scimitar teeth. Homotherium McFaddin Beach,…
Pulsar radiation glitches originate deep within dead stars Jurik Peter/Shutterstock There have been mysterious anomalies in the radio waves observed from pulsars, but we now know…
The two-year-old female panda, Qing Bao, is due to arrive in Washington, D.C., later this year.Roshan Patel, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Two new…
Algorithm: A set of rules or procedures for solving a problem in a series of steps. Algorithms are used in mathematics and computer programs to find…
By Monday morning, firefighters had built containment lines around three-quarters of the fire. “The humidity is starting to drop,” Kurth said. “We’re seeing an increase in…
Our dogs have been our companions for thousands of years. Every wag of a tail, flick of an ear, and furrowed brow speaks volumes if you…
how to use SHARK-VIS device Using the Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham in Arizona, US, astronomers have captured the highest-resolution optical images of Io ever…
Animal sculptures carved into rocks along the Orinoco River in South AmericaPhilip Riris et al. The prehistoric rock carvings of giant snakes along the Orinoco River…
Astronomers Multi-unit spectroscopic probe The (MUSE) instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile has imaged Propride, an externally illuminated protoplanetary disk around a young…