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A recent comprehensive study has uncovered the significant health benefits and potential drawbacks of Ozempic and Wegovy. Groundbreaking research has shown that weight loss medications, such…
Birth certificates declare most people alive, with this status remaining until a death certificate revokes it. But is it possible to cancel a death certificate? Indian-born…
During the Stone Age, the operation of stone tools provides evidence that it was not exclusive to humans, despite the popular image of early humans sitting…
Understanding food chains in ancient ecosystems is one of the goals of paleoecology. Direct evidence of these interactions is rare and includes fossils with stomach contents…
Dinosaurs dominated the athletics ecosystem of middle-aged middle for about 160 million years, but their biological geographical origin is still well understood. The oldest clear dinosaur…
overviewPresident Donald Trump issued two executive orders targeting the promotion of electric vehicles and wind power by the Biden administration.These technologies are crucial in combating climate…
overview This weekend is forecast in Southern California. Rain can help fire extinguishing activities, but also causes landslides, gunfire and toxic substances. California Governor Gavin Newsam…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the White House in Washington, DC on January 21, 2025 Aaron Schwartz/Pool/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock This week, OpenAI and other technology companies joined…
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South America during the Pleistocene was home to now-extinct animals, including saber-toothed cats Smilodongiant sloth Megatherium And it looks like a llama Macraw KenyaMauricio Anton/Science Photo…
Orchid Stigmatodactylus sikokianus Lives in cool, dark forests Tetsuro Ikeda A type of orchid that eats fungi has an ingenious method of self-pollination. The secret lies…
Viruses are infectious agents that affect all living things, including humans. A common human virus called herpes simplex virusor HSV, can cause cold sores, genital infections,…
If dinosaurs really did appear near the equator, life would have been particularly hot and dry.Mark Whitton/Natural History Museum Trustees Dinosaurs may have first evolved near…
The smell of death typically repels tourists, but in Sydney this week, many people were drawn to the city to witness – and smell – a…
Jurassic Feathered Park The wheel of time turns, the cycle repeats and another Jurassic Park movie is coming out this year. Feedback has faint hopes due…
There’s something about wine experts that misleads people. Wine tasting has become typical of the privileged class, who spend their days drinking deep glasses of swirling…
Manganese nodules on the ocean floor may be a source of oxygen Science history images/Alamy Marine scientists who made headlines last year for their discovery that…
The melodious high-pitched sound of birdsong is not something typically associated with the vastness of space, usually serving as a delightful indication of the arrival of…
Both sides of the US gun control debate meet at a protest in Cincinnati, OhioReuters/James Lawler Duggan rageCurt Gray (Pantheon) We cannot ignore how deeply divided…
Many species of birds use shed snake skin when building nests, but this behavior is poorly understood. In a new study, Cornell University ornithologists used comparative…
Paleontologists have discovered ancient bear footprints in Honseca Cave in northern Spain. Distinguishing cave bear and brown bear tracks is complicated, but cave bears are thought…
Study published in the magazine Natural Earth Science: Planetary researchers used high-resolution images and compositional data captured by orbiting satellites to understand the geology of thousands…
Near-Earth asteroid 2024 PT5 is in an Earth-like orbit and remained very close to Earth for several months at the end of 2024. 2024 PT5 captured…
A strange continent-sized structure (red) lurks beneath the planet's surfaceEdward Garnero. SW French, BA Romanowicz, Geophys. J. Int. 199, 1303, 2014. Two giant blobs deep within…
Magnetic and optical traps used to cool atoms to near absolute zeroNASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology/Science Photo Library According to the laws of physics, organized systems become…
A new report predicts that power outages lasting more than eight hours will increase in the United States in the coming years due to climate change.…
When astronauts arrive on the moon’s surface, they first encounter a plume of dirt thrown by the spacecraft’s boosters. They will emerge and leave boot prints…
Two similar superimposed patterns create a so-called moiré pattern. This may be related to superconductivity in some atomically thick materials. Richard Germain/Science Photo Library A mysterious…
Generic drugs are pharmacologically identical to their branded counterparts Aegean Blue/Getty Images When people think a drug is cheap, they seem to have worse side effects.…
When animals hibernate, do they dream? The simple answer is no. Hibernation is not the same as sleep. Sleep is a more active physiological state, while…
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Holly is a staff writer for BBC Science Focus, overseeing the Q&A section. Holding an MSc (Special Award) in Earth Sciences (Space and Climate Physics) from…
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…