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Holiday reading: A selection of this year’s most popular science books Hadinya/Getty Images The book’s cover vividly illustrates the challenge, with “positive” highlighted in a vivid…

“As we approach the late 2020s, it is an incredibly exciting era for dark matter research…” Sackmestelke/Science Photo Library This is an extraordinary moment for dark…

Bellow’s alpine tree frogs enhance their jumping ability when infected with a common fungus Robert Valentich/naturepl.com The chytrid fungus is a lethal pathogen affecting amphibians amid…

Mars’ surface is not currently conducive to human life. It presents extreme challenges, including a tenuous atmosphere, freezing temperatures, and heightened radiation levels. While Earth’s extremophiles…

For many years, healthcare professionals have been intrigued by the fact that women are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease at nearly double the rate of men. According…

Experts caution that you might be unintentionally increasing your risk for a hereditary condition that leads to elevated cholesterol levels, according to new findings. Familial hypercholesterolemia…

The ancient human foot bones have puzzled scientists since their discovery in 2009. Johannes Haile-Selassie The origins of a 3.4-million-year-old foot bone uncovered in Ethiopia may…

Severe, poorly controlled asthma might increasingly be managed with monthly injections Jacob Wackerhausen/Getty Images Individuals suffering from severe asthma often depend on daily steroid medications, raising…

Bamboo is not just for eating Magouki/Shutterstock Observations have shown that giant pandas utilize twigs and bamboo pieces to inflict self-harm. Beyond the longstanding tale of…

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Individuals enjoying a swim in London’s Beckenham Place Park Lake during January AMcCulloch / Alamy It’s 8am, and I find myself at the edge of my…

Moai Statues of Easter Island Maurizio De Mattei/Shutterstock The grand stone statues of Easter Island may have originated from diverse artistic and spiritual traditions, where multiple…

Our personal genome (an organism’s genetic information) contains remnants of viruses that once infected our ancestors. No need to worry though. These viruses aren’t contagious like…

What portion of the ocean is made up of whale urine? Contrary to popular belief, the salinity of the ocean is not due to whale pee.…

A dog (Canis lupus familiaris) and a wolf (canis lupus) can interbreed to create fertile offspring, but such occurrences are far less common than in domestic…

Paleontologists conducted an analysis of the path taken by an exceptionally long sauropod at the West Gold Hill Dinosaur Tracking Station in Colorado, USA. Their findings…

Unexplained radiation surrounding the Milky Way may hint at dark matter’s composition Trif/Shutterstock A mysterious glow detected in the outer regions of the Milky Way may…

For nearly a century, dark matter has posed a significant enigma. Although it outnumbers ordinary matter by a ratio of five to one, it remains invisible…

A group of Japanese scientists conducted experiments on the model moss species protenema (larval mosses), brood cells (specialized stem cells activated under stress), and sporophytes (protected…

Few entities in the universe are as intricate as dark matter, an unseen and exotic “matter” believed to account for most of the mass within galaxies.…

A recently identified moon boasts an estimated diameter of 38 kilometers (23.6 miles) and a V magnitude of 28, marking it as the faintest moon ever…

HeLa Cell in Telophase with Separated Chromosomes Dr. Matthew Daniels/Science Photo Library The principles of thermodynamics, particularly aspects like heat and entropy, provide valuable methods for…

Among them is a new paper published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. Researchers Gianmarco Maldarelli and Onur Güntürkün from Ruhr University Bochum emphasize…

The wolf, the wild ancestor of dogs, stands as the sole large carnivore domesticated by humans. Nonetheless, the exact nature of this domestication remains a topic…

As we grow older, our brains undergo significant rewiring. Recent studies indicate that this transformation takes place in various stages, or “epochs,” as our neural structures…

The wiring of our neurons evolves over the decades Alexa Mousley, University of Cambridge Our brain’s functionality isn’t static throughout our lives. We know that our…

Grain cultivation can produce excess food that can be stored and taxed. Luis Montaña/Marta Montagna/Science Photo Library The practice of grain cultivation likely spurred the formation…

For many years, researchers have been intrigued by two massive structures hidden deep beneath the Earth’s surface. These anomalies might possess geochemical characteristics that differ from…

NASA’s STEREO (Solar-Earth Relations Observatory), the NASA/ESA SOHO (Solar-Heliospheric Observatory), and NASA’s PUNCH (Corona-Heliosphere Integrating Polarimeter) missions had the extraordinary capability to observe sky regions near…

The recently identified moon has an approximate diameter of 38 kilometers (23.6 miles) and a V magnitude of 28, making it the faintest moon ever found…

Our conscious experiences often shape our lives with positive joy. Feel the sunlight on your skin, listen to the birds singing, and embrace the moment. However,…

Credit: Kirsty Pargeter/Alamy Jelly-like midsections, thunderous thighs, and muffin tops — derogatory terms abound for the parts of ourselves we feel insecure about. Many cultures view…

COP30 President Andre Correa de Lago (centre) alongside Advisor and UN Climate Change Secretary Simon Stiel (left)Pablo Porciuncula/AFP via Getty Images The COP30 climate summit held…

Climate change activists march on the sidelines of the COP30 summit in Belém, BrazilPablo Porciuncula/AFP via Getty Images A decade following the Paris Agreement, there should…

The origins of the sperm swimming mechanism date back to ancient times. Christoph Burgstedt/Alamy The evolutionary roots of sperm can be traced to the unicellular forerunners…

Life encompasses more than mere figures, yet it often seems otherwise in today’s world. We exist in a time dominated by wearable tech, health tracking, and…

This year’s hurricane season was marked by three Category 5 storms—some of the most potent hurricanes ever documented—yet there were no landfalls on U.S. soil, leading…

“Plants lack ears and brains, so they can’t experience music like we do…” Credit: Michele Cornelius/Alamy Do you serenade your plants? As a botanist passionate about…

Beatie Wolfe (left) and Brian Eno prepare for the launch of their latest album.Cecily Eno liminalBrian Eno and Beatie Wolfe, Verve Records One sunny October day,…

These ‘murder koalas’, or marsupial lions, are the highlight of the show Apple TV In 1999, the BBC introduced Walking with Dinosaurs, pioneering a new format…