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Why forgetting things is a key part of the way you...
Forgetfulness can be frustrating, but cognitive scientists reckon it underpins the brain’s capacity ...
The hidden evolutionary advantages of the teenage ...
Recent research suggests teenagers’ brains are particularly suited to coping with volatility and new...
Deadly plant kills its pollinators but nurses thei...
A deadly flower kills the gnats that pollinate it but may help the insects’ offspring in return, whi...
How to make sure your brain is performing at its p...
The time of day, the amount of sleep we get and our stage in life can each affect how our brains fun...
Bitcoin halving: When is it and what does it actua...
The bitcoin halving, which occurs once every four years, will reduce rewards for miners and some inv...
Quantum computers are constantly hampered by cosmi...
Investigations into quantum computing mishaps caused by high-powered particles from space have revea...
ChatGPT can tailor political ads to match users' p...
Generative AI can rewrite political adverts on social media to target users with different personali...
Electronic music appears to alter our state of con...
Listening to electronic music makes neurons in our brain fire in time with the beat, which appears t...
Ancient bronze hand may offer clue to the origins ...
Archaeologists say a mysterious language inscribed on a 2000-year-old metal hand may be related to B...
AI can tell a person's sex from brain scans with 9...
A new kind of brain-scanning method may give a way to tell men’s and women’s brains apart, but a lon...
How newly discovered brain cells have made us reth...
Strange new types of cells keep coming to light in the human brain. By the latest count, there are m...
Why the brain's microbiome could hold the key to c...
The surprising discovery that your brain has its own microbiome is raising an intriguing possibility...
Monster black hole powers the brightest known obje...
Astronomers have found a quasar 12 billion light years away hosting a supermassive black hole that g...
Niacin supplements linked to greater risk of heart...
People with higher levels of niacin in their blood may be more at risk of a heart attack or stroke, ...
New evidence finally reveals how male and female b...
Research is cutting through historical discrimination and gender politics to get to the truth about ...
Underwater photo competition showcases stunning im...
Diving seabirds, a tiny octopus and a close encounter with a grey whale feature in breathtaking entr...
The strange truth about why thinking hard makes yo...
Your brain burns through the same amount of energy whether you’re daydreaming or taking an exam. So ...
Cosmic dust may have been crucial to the beginning...
Earth lacks some of the ingredients that would have been key to the origins of life – they may have ...
