A sleepless night can trigger a 30% rise in anxiety
Luckily deep sleep is the best medicine.
Retired truck driver can walk on two legs again thanks to Terminator-like bionic leg
The high-tech prosthetic allows amputees to walk with vigor and balance.
AI scans your brain and draws what you see
This is an entire new level of mind reading.
Voyager 2 spacecraft crosses barrier into interstellar space
The daring spacecraft traveled more than 11 billion miles to exit the solar system.
Sunflower-like material follows beam of light
It could be employed to raise the efficiency of solar harvesting devices.
Ötzi the Iceman’s fatal last journey reconstructed from ancient flora
Traces of moss found in the ice tomb suggest that the prehistoric man roamed far and wide during his last...
New Li-ion battery design can charge electric cars to 80% in less than 10 minutes
This could finally bring EVs into the mainstream.
Insects in Germany have declined by up to two-thirds in ten years
This not just happening only in Germany, but all over the world.
Teen girls on birth-control pills show more symptoms of depression
The pill might trigger hormonal changes in developing teens that may make them more prone to depression.
Just thinking about an object’s brightness is enough to change pupil size
The eyes as windows to the mind.
Sunlight might affect gut microbiome diversity
Vitamin D might mediate the link between sunlight and healthy bacterial diversity in the gut.
We eat more with friends and family than when we’re alone — here’s why
Meal sizes were between 29% and 48% larger compared to when eating alone.
Scientists have found a record-breaking 500-km-long mega lightning bolt
Credit: Pixabay. Some thunderstorms are so intense that the vivid lightning and crashes of thunder may keep you up at...
Human encroachment on the world’s protected natural areas is increasing
Protected areas support the climate and wildlife -- it is our responsability to look after them properly.
Our earliest ancestors may have originated in southern Africa
A new study traced back our ancestral homeland to the south of the Zambezi river, just north of Botswana.
What is brain fog: the mental fatigue that ruins your mood
The worst kind of fog there is.
Fossil Friday: paleontological trove shows how mammals took over from the dinosaurs
Mammals quickly grew in size after the dinosaur linage collapsed, an exciting new study shows.
AI enables mind-controlled handwriting in paralyzed person
A neural network interprets the thoughts of paralyzed patients who image using a pen to form letters and words.
Astronomers confirm heavy elements are born from neutron star collisions
You like gold? That too may have been forged by the catacylsmic merger of neutron stars millions of years ago.
People eat 80% less meat when there are more veggie options on the menu
This is the first study that investigated how rearranging a menu can influence meat-free meals.
