Olive oil is part of a brain-boosting diet, but which kind is the best?Alexander Prokopenko/Shutterstock We’ve all absorbed the message…
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The practice of states revising standards for how their schools teach history is developing a storied and often contentious history…
QUICK FACTSName: Tudor HeartWhat it is: A gold necklace with a red-enameled pendantWhere it is from: Warwickshire, central EnglandWhen it…
Luca Parmitano during a spacewalk on 9 July 2013ESA/NASA When the water reached my face, it spread over my nose…
A research team led by Prof. Boseok Kang at Sungkyunkwan University has uncovered the origin of polarity inversion, a long-standing…
Early spring is a perfect time to refresh our wellness toolkit. The days get longer, the weather gets warmer and…
The number of data centres is rapidly increasingJIM LO SCALZO/EPA/Shutterstock Data centres built to power AIs produce so much heat…
Clathrate hydrates are crystalline structures formed at the bottom of seafloors, created by water molecules trapping methane, carbon dioxide or…
Mars is out; the moon is in. And this time, we may be going there to stay.On Tuesday (March 24),…
Female sperm whales hold the newborn calf above water until it can swim on its ownProject CETI A sperm whale…
Medieval Ibiza was far from a quiet Mediterranean backwater. New DNA evidence shows that the island was part of a…
Could being a “morning person” improve your health … on the moon? Scientists have identified what appears to be a…
Models suggest something is wrong with our picture of the early solar systemPanther Media Global / Alamy The inner solar…
Amino acids are like Lego blocks—they can be linked together to form complex structures called proteins. Unlike Legos, however, there…
Paleontologists have revealed a bizarre prehistoric creature with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth, and the water-dwelling weirdo was already…
Michael Pollan sets out to explore the mysteries of consciousness in his new book, A World AppearsADDICTIVE STOCK CREATIVES /…
In the summer of 2023, something happened that engineers had talked about for decades but few genuinely expected to see…
QUICK FACTSName: Lady of ElcheWhat it is: A limestone bustWhere it is from: Elche, SpainWhen it was made: Circa 400…
Slow walking speed is a common feature of frailtyGordon Scammell/Loop Images/Universal Images/Getty Images An experimental stem cell therapy could treat…
Where are you at most risk when a flood or bushfire strikes? You might think it’s at home. But in…
When artificial intelligence (AI) is allowed to behave more like a human communicator, it becomes a more effective debate partner…
NASA’s Space Launch System has had a tricky startNASA/Cory Huston NASA is shaking up the plan for its Artemis moon…
Like so many sectors of the economy, the news industry is hurtling toward a future where artificial intelligence plays a…
Milestone: Carbon-14 discoveredDate: Feb. 27, 1940Where: Berkeley, CaliforniaWho: Martin Kamen and Samuel RubenOn this day in 1940, two scientists discovered…
Model of a Neanderthal man at the Natural History Museum in LondonMike Kemp/In Pictures/Getty Images When our species and Neanderthals…
The desert tortoise, a once-resilient reptile, is a keystone species in the Mojave Desert, where other animals depend for their…
For decades, a debate has raged about whether the moon ever had a strong magnetic field, or if it was…
Artificial intelligences opt for nuclear weapons surprisingly oftenGalerie Bilderwelt/Getty Images Advanced AI models appear willing to deploy nuclear weapons without…
Nearly 6.5 million people in Somalia are facing severe hunger as worsening drought, conflict and global aid cuts intensify the…
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