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2024 saw a record-breaking number of dangerously h...
As the planet heats up, the atmosphere is holding more moisture – and this is resulting in more days...
2024 saw a record-breaking number of dangerously h...
As the planet heats up, the atmosphere is holding more moisture – and this is resulting in more days...
Living at high altitude may help ward off obesity
Children seem to be less likely to be obese if they live at high altitude, which may be due to its e...
ADHD drugs reduce risk of criminal behaviour, drug...
A study of 150,000 people with ADHD in Sweden confirms that drugs taken to manage the condition have...
mRNA drugs could protect against almost any kind o...
mRNA drugs might be able to protect against a huge range of viruses by turning on key parts of our i...
Jacket that gets thinner when you sweat could help...
A material made from bacterial cellulose alters its insulating properties in dry and moist condition...
Pacific Ocean changes may 'lock in' US megadrought...
A major cycle of Pacific Ocean temperatures is shifting due to climate change, and that could drive ...
The surprising exercises that will improve your sl...
What's the best exercise to help you sleep better? Grace Wade investigates – and makes some unexpect...
6 of the most fascinating moments in the life of o...
Travel through time to witness some of the most remarkable episodes in our solar system's history, u...
Tiny discs can levitate in the upper atmosphere us...
A physics phenomenon discovered 150 years ago allows tiny objects to levitate using just sunlight – ...
Fossil teeth may come from a new species of early ...
Some 2.6-million-year-old teeth found in Ethiopia hint that an unknown species from the Australopith...
GPT-5's modest gains suggest AI progress is slowin...
OpenAI’s latest large language model has achieved seemingly underwhelming improvements in performanc...
Couples who meet online may have lower relationshi...
Meeting online may be the norm in today's dating scene, but connecting offline initially may lead to...
Vape mouthpieces could be swarming with fungi that...
Fungal species, one of which caused chronic bronchitis in mice, were collected from the mouthpieces ...
DNA analysis reveals West African ancestry in earl...
An unrelated pair of people buried in cemeteries in 7th-century Britain probably had grandparents fr...
Why a mysterious group of ancient humans doesn’t h...
An extinct group of humans that were once widespread in Asia don’t have an official species name – p...
The real reason why we lost the ability to make vi...
The textbooks say our ancestors lost the ability to make vitamin C because we didn't need it, but th...
These ants are one of the most effective teams in ...
Typically, individuals work less effectively in bigger teams, but weaver ants buck this trend by inc...
