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According to Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, the average Brits check their phones every 12 minutes. For many of us, it’s the first thing we do…
Perhaps many of us have attempted to reduce our waistline by watching our calorie intake or hitting the gym, only to find little success. Should we…
Licking: Cats are obsessed with licking. Research shows that adult felines can spend up to 8% of your waking hours grooming themselves. Licking also serves an…
When you open the door, it hits you and warmth spreads over your skin. Fighting the smoke and heat, I brace myself and head inside. As…
According to information theory, Johann Sebastian Bach was a great composerGranger Collection / Alamy Stock Photo Johann Sebastian Bach is considered one of the great composers…
Spatial cognitive abilities are not affected by hormonal fluctuations during menstruationParfenish_579/Shutterstock Linguistic and spatial skills such as word memory and navigation remain consistent throughout a person's…
In wargame simulations, AI chatbots often choose violence Gilon Hao/Getty Images In multiple replays of the wargame simulation, OpenAI's most powerful artificial intelligence chooses to launch…
A research team led by scientists from Calicut University has described a new species of agamid lizard discovered in the Indian state of Kerala. Agastya Gama…
As California prepares for another strong atmospheric river storm on Sunday, Lake Tulare serves as a reminder of the impactful effects these extreme storms can have.…
Remember in 2021, when Brood XIII and it’s coming soon. What is a cicada? Cicadas are large, durable insects with transparent wings and large compound eyes.…
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg was acquitted on Friday of public order offenses related to her protests at an oil and gas conference in October. Thunberg…
Visualization of fluid flow within Drosophila egg cells Lucy Reading Ikanda In order to develop and function properly, Drosophila egg cells produce miniature tornadoes, and these…
Chinese reconnaissance balloon flies over Canada and the United States just before being shot down over South Carolina in 2023Joe Granita/ZUMA Presswire/Shutterstock When Chinese reconnaissance balloons…
People were encouraged to play a game called smart±step for at least two hours a week for one year.NeuRA A dance mat-like game that forces players…
Meet the Eastern Forest Hedgehog, the newest species of hedgehog to be discovered. This small, spiky mammal is found in eastern China, particularly in Anhui and…
Instead of getting angry, it’s better to think logically about how to use your energy. Flashpop/Getty Images reasons to be happyKaushik Basu (Torva) I have to…
Soldier crabs at risk of eating plastic fishing gear benjamin moss Marine animals may be more likely to eat biodegradable plastic than traditional plastic, according to…
If you open your eyes anywhere on Earth, there is life, whether it’s pigeons in the park or invisible microbes covering every surface. However, when the…
In a cross-sectional study, researchers from Chung-Ang University and elsewhere analyzed data from the Korean HEXA Cohort Study to investigate the association between kimchi consumption and…
astronomer using NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope They captured a striking photo of NGC 5427, which is part of the interacting galaxy pair Arp 271. This Hubble…
Floating solar power plant on Chirata Reservoir in Indonesia. Just before the start of operation in November 2023 Bey Ismoyo/AFP via Getty Images Floating solar arrays…
Marine biologist at Schmidt Ocean Institute R/V Falco Two expeditions in 2023 exploring seamounts off Costa Rica's Pacific coast discovered at least four new species of…
Markarian 817 is the Seyfert 1 galaxy located 430 million light-years away in the constellation Draco. Also known as Mrk 817 or QSO J1436+5847, it hosts…
Mapping how interactions between different organs change during pregnancy could help us better understand conditions such as pre-eclampsia. Tetra Images, LLC / Alamy Scientists have mapped…
Starship was first launched on April 20, 2023.Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images SpaceX is preparing to launch its massive Starship rocket for the third…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An asteroid the size of a skyscraper will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday. please do not worry. It…
The Shiba Inu is one of the longest-lived dogs.Ammu Photography/Getty Images An analysis of more than 580,000 dogs in the UK found that small dogs with…
Might be a little easier to hide objects between trees c11yg/Getty Images Bionic camouflage, designed to reflect both visible and infrared light and mimic the appearance…
This direct air recovery system can extract carbon dioxide from the air and reuse it later, but it requires a lot of energy. Orjan Ellingvorg /…
Researchers studied the lifespans of 500,000 dogs to determine which species live the longest. The answer? Whippets, or dogs shaped like whippets. Research indicates that small…
We all have bad days, with a monumental striptease here or an expression of anger there, but have you ever thrown a tantrum so bad that…
A priestess can manipulate time and space in Meredith Mooring's debut novel. Getty Images After an endlessly long January, it's finally time to see what sci-fi…
2010 Icelandic volcano eruption grounded thousands of flights Helen Maria Bjorns/NordicPhotos/Getty Images A flukeBrian Klaas (John Murray (UK), Scribner (US)) In his 1987 bestseller Chaos: Creating…
Scottish starling songgreatonmywall / Alamy The following is an excerpt from our nature newsletter Wild Wild Life. Sign up to receive it free in your inbox…
A type of deep-sea angler fish called the black sea devil Doug Perine / Alamy The unique sexual strategy of deep-sea anglerfish may have helped their…
The stars that exist in our universe are definitely huge. In fact, our closest star, the Sun, has a diameter of an astonishing 1.4 million km…
“`html Let's be honest: Email can be a nightmare. Most of the time, we're all just trying to find that vital needle in a haystack of…
The Hubble team has released a stunning photo of the face-on spiral galaxy ESO 420-13 taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This Hubble image shows…
New treatment cuts the gene for kallikrein, a protein involved in inflammation (illustrated) BIOSYM TECHNOLOGIES, INC./Science Photo Library Nine people with a rare genetic disease that…
Tech executives who attended the Congressional hearing: TikTok’s Shou Chu, X’s Linda Yaccarino, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg UPI / Alamy Stock Photo Families confronted Meta CEO Mark…
