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The discovery of incredible fossils of a giant marine lizard reveals how this ancient extinct beast would have ruled the sea 66 million years ago. The beast is a newly…
The first hormonal contraceptive (the ‘pill’) was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 1960. Hormonal contraceptives have since become one of the most prescribed drugs in the…
It might be a good idea to pick up (or keep up) an active hobby as you get older: regular exercise such as jogging, swimming, or playing tennis can reduce…
This new image, taken of the skies above Chile’s Atacama Desert near the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) La Silla Observatory, shows bright red streaks in the sky known as red…
The notorious weed-killer, Roundup, originally made by Monsanto and acquired by Bayer, has been found to cause seizure-like convulsions in roundworms. When a soil-dwelling species, Caenorhabditis elegans, was exposed to…
It appears there’s more to a doppelgänger than meets the eye. DNA analyses of 16 look-alike couples have revealed some unrelated people with super similar faces also have similar heights,…
NASA has released a haunting audio clip of sound waves rippling out of a supermassive black hole, located 250 million light-years away. The black hole is at the center of…
You are very special. You’re an individual with thoughts, feelings, your own unique set of experiences. And you’re so warm and moist – an ambulatory habitat for trillions of tiny,…
It isn’t alive, and has no structures even approaching the complexity of the brain, but a compound called vanadium dioxide is capable of ‘remembering’ previous external stimuli, researchers have found.…
The dazzling beauty of a snowflake is testament to the amazing shapes water can form below freezing point. Placed under pressure, the elegant dance of the H2O molecule contorts into…
In the coming decade, in 2033, NASA and China intend to send astronauts to Mars for the first time in history. This presents numerous challenges, ranging from logistical and technical…
Previous research shows that people identified as narcissists – those with an inflated sense of their own importance, a lack of empathy, and a need for attention – are more…
Geneticists at Stanford University have figured out a way to carefully control the structure of plant roots as they grow and branch. By manipulating the depth and shape of a…
Our bodies need the right amount of vitamin D to function as normal – both physically and mentally – and there’s a growing amount of evidence out there linking a…
When a comic about “mental load” went viral in 2017, it sparked conversations about the invisible workload women carry. Even when women are in paid employment, they remember their mother-in-law’s…
Once we’ve overcome all the challenges involved in getting to Mars, we’ll then have to figure out how to make life sustainable there – and growing and cultivating crops is…
Protons may have more “charm” than we thought, new research suggests. A proton is one of the subatomic particles that make up the nucleus of an atom. As small as…
It’s sometimes said that you can smell fear, when, in fact, the signals that generate fear are often multi-sensory. A fire, for instance, has heat, smoke, and smell to give…
Back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Most people experience an episode of back pain in their lifetime. It often emerges during adolescence and becomes more common in…
Astronomers at Western Sydney University have discovered one of the biggest black hole jets in the sky. Spanning more than a million light years from end to end, the jet…
Just because an artificial sweetener has zero or very few calories doesn’t mean there are zero (or very few) health consequences to consuming the sachet. A randomized controlled trial recently…
Tiny fragments of rock brought back from an asteroid in near-Earth solar orbit are so old, they predate the Solar System. A new analysis of samples of asteroid Ryugu has…
A team of scientists has discovered a simple, low-energy way to break apart one of the largest groups of ‘forever chemicals’, nefarious pollutants that have been linked to environmental harm…
A buzz of clicks and gleeful victory squeals compose the soundtrack in our first ever footage from the perspective of dolphins freely hunting off the coast of North America. The…
The Met Office has issued several “yellow thunderstorm warnings” for the UK, highlighting the potential for frequent lightning. While your chance of getting struck by lightning is low, it’s important…
A wooden boomerang might not possess the many arms of a Swiss army knife, but the uses of this ingenious tool by Australia’s First Nations peoples are manifold. This wooden,…
Earth is about to be lashed by solar storms, according to reports from several space weather agencies around the world. Thanks to the double whammy of a high solar wind…
Most families have a skeleton in the closet. One where Cousin Jo or Great Uncle Bob turns out not to be a genetic relative after all. Now we all have…
There’s a very special and very rare group of dogs known as Gifted Word Learners by researchers, and they have a particular talent: being able to learn the names of…
We have discovered thousands of exoplanets in recent years. Most have them have been discovered by the transit method, where an optical telescope measures the brightness of a star over…
First, they lost their front legs. Then, their hind legs. Now, all they can do is slither. It’s been around 100 million years since a trio of genetic tweaks deprived…
The heat waves scorching the US this summer may just be the beginning of an extreme heat belt forming across the country. “If people think this was hot – this…
When you pop a pill, it begins a long and convoluted journey into your stomach, through the twisting intestines, and then into the bloodstream. But its absorption might be hindered…
Scientists have confirmed that last year, for the first time in the lab, they achieved a fusion reaction that self-perpetuates (instead of fizzling out) – bringing us closer to replicating…
The shell of Jupiter’s famous ice moon may be formed, in part, by pure underwater snow that floats up instead of falling down. A new study, published in the August…
For the first time, scientists have named a heat wave. They called it Zoe. According to USA Today, the Spanish scientists bestowed the moniker on a heat wave that sent…
An intense drought is shrinking rivers across Europe, revealing stones carved centuries ago to give future generations a warning of hard times ahead. The Miami Herald reported that locals said…
Rubble retrieved from an asteroid in near-Earth solar orbit could be the most ‘pristine’ sample of cosmic rock we’ve had our primate paws on yet. According to a new, in-depth…
It starts with a single mushroom-shaped cloud the world hoped to never see again. Retaliation prompts tit-for-tat attacks, each intended to end this latest War of All Wars, until a…
A hybrid magnet in China has just smashed the previous record for the most powerful stable magnetic field, scientists claim. At the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Steady High Magnetic Field…
As a parent, it might feel like you are constantly giving your children worm treatments – usually in the form of chocolate or sweetened chewable tablets. In fact, most kids…
Climate change is a real problem. Human-caused outputs of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane are the main driver of an unprecedented rise in global average temperatures at a…
The elixir of life remains the stuff of legend, but aging the young before their time may not be as far-fetched. In a new experiment, young mice briefly experienced signs…
Implants made from pig skin have restored sight to 20 people with diseased corneas, in an exciting pilot clinical trial. Many of the patients were blind before receiving the help…
A new study reveals that people who consider themselves knowledgeable and experienced cat parents may in fact be giving their felines too much affection – or at least not putting…