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Between 1945, when the second world war ended, and the start of the 2010s, average life expectancy and mortality rates in high-income countries improved continuously. But from around 2012, in the UK and in several other countries like the US, Germany and the Netherlands, the rate of improvement slowed, stopped, or even went into reverse. […]
Chat bots can mimic empathy -- but they don't actually feel it.
You ever got so crazy you started wearing a salmon as a hat?
At a German campsite, 15,800-year-old engravings reveal how Ice Age people used fishing nets.
New research on asteroid Ryugu samples reveals an unexpected culprit: Earth microbes.
Quantum computing meets the timeless oscillation of time crystals in a breakthrough experiment.
Scary movies and haunted houses can actually be a coping mechanism that helps you survive.
A zircon crystal from a Martian meteorite unlocks secrets of a water-rich, dynamic Mars 4.45 billion years ago.
James Webb's infrared vision sheds light on star-forming regions in the Sombrero Galaxy.
A single gemstone from Myanmar holds the title of Earth's rarest mineral, kyawthuite.
When you’re stressed, few things feel better than indulging in some comfort food. But while most comfort foods aren’t the healthiest choice, there’s good news: adding a cup of minimally processed cocoa or green tea might make a real difference to your health. “Food choices during stressful periods often worsen, which can influence the impact […]
How the recent ‘orca uprisings’ discourse anthropomorphizes animals.
The ambitious and top secret project was supposed to withstand a first strike by the Soviet Union, but it ultimately couldn't withstand nature's cold embrace.
Chinese scientists now have access to the world's most powerful hypergravity facility.
With less than 10% of global plastic recycled and the rest wreaking havoc on ecosystems, a team of Japanese scientists has created a biodegradable plastic that melts in salt water.
Newton’s financial success was tied to gold mined by enslaved people, a new book reveals.
The shape of a photon Is finally revealed by physicists.
What happens when a highly social creature like a bottlenose dolphin is left utterly alone? Delle, a solitary dolphin in Denmark, may be showing us.
"The Alliance to End Plastic Waste promised a $1.5 billion solution to plastic pollution. Five years later, it’s cleaned up less plastic than its members produce in two days.
Dozens of villages have to move or be destroyed.
Nanopasta might not make it to your dinner plate, but its ultrathin structure could revolutionize wound care.
Prolonged sitting doesn’t just hurt your back; it significantly increases the risk of heart failure and cardiovascular death, even for those who hit the gym regularly.
Meet "Hotta Notta" and "Mild Things," the heat-free habaneros you've been seeking for decades.
Prison dairy farms may hold the key to reducing recidivism by teaching inmates empathy, care, and self-regulation through hands-on work with animals.
The powerful shockwave caused by the galactic collision is akin to a "sonic boom from a jet fighter."
Astronomers zoom in on a red supergiant in its final death throes 160,000 light-years away.
The father of the Web wants coders to be more responsible and rethink algorithms.
An ancient Judean seed has grown into a unique tree that may hold healing properties mentioned in the Bible.
NASA's research could provide useful information as humans venture farther out into space.
That Einstein guy really was smart.
Bosses who switch between abusive and ethical behaviors leave their teams not only confused but also emotionally drained.
How will the internet evolve in the coming decades? Fiction writers have explored some possibilities. In his 2019 novel “Fall,” science fiction author Neal Stephenson imagined a near future in which the internet still exists. But it has become so polluted with misinformation, disinformation and advertising that it is largely unusable. Characters in Stephenson’s novel […]
In a recent podcast appearance, Musk spread climate misinformation.
Scientists uncover the remarkably preserved remains of a saber-toothed kitten from the Siberian permafrost.
Researchers have developed an AI system using CCTV cameras to monitor culverts, potentially reducing urban flooding by detecting blockages in real-time.
Like the Sun, black holes also have a corona.
New observations suggest that the universe’s oldest galaxies are brighter than expected. Here's why this may be a big deal.
Despite promises that AI would reduce racial bias, these models seem to only perpetuate it.
Apart from pollution, pesticides, and deforestation, cars are also now found to be killing bees in large numbers.
Most body cam footage stays unseen. But some scientists see an opportunity in leveraging this data.
Fossils and computer models are great, but nothing feels as satisfying as reviving extinct animals as robots.
The findings could transform the agriculture industry and cater to consumer demands for tastier produce.
T-cells are real life saviors. If modified properly, they can save lupus patients from the trouble of taking medicines regularly.
Is the former Twitter platform now just used as a megaphone?
These could be the earliest discovered spindle whorls, technology that was then seemingly lost for 4000 years.
Researchers used declassified spy satellite images to pinpoint the historic Battle of al-Qadisiyyah
Digital devices were meant to cure our boredom. So why are people feeling more bored than ever?
No peak emissions yet.
Navaornis is likened to a sort of Rosetta Stone for decyphering the evolution of bird brains.
Private jet emissions soared by 50% in four years, driven by leisure trips and the ultra-rich.
