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News, research analysis and evidence-based explanation. 20 stories in this section.
A catastrophic flash flood swept through the Nepal-Tibet border region, leaving dozens dead and more than a thousand missing. Scientists point to a massive glacial collapse as the likely trigger, …
A new video examines the science behind creatine, the popular supplement used for fitness and cognitive benefits, and asks whether the evidence supports the hype.
Scientists used laser imaging, computer models, and AI to recreate the sounds made by 165-million-year-old insects related to modern crickets and katydids, based on fossilized wing fragments found in China.
Harvard researchers found that a steady stream of sound waves can protect fragile quantum bits from environmental noise, nearly tripling how long they hold information. The technique offers a new …
Research on identity, well-being and live audiences suggests football’s attraction is not reducible to winning. Fans gain belonging, shared identity and suspense — while intense attachment can also carry emotional …
A new study sheds light on the long-standing debate about the foot structure of the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees, suggesting it may have been more monkey-like than …
Artemev was funding ageing research before 2008, but the law-enforcement confrontation around Euroset pushed his life and capital decisively out of Russia. His later science portfolio grew from that British …
A new analysis of federal lobbying disclosures finds that lobbyists working for fossil fuel companies also represent more than 300 local governments seeking funding to recover from climate-related damage.
New analysis finds that the climate damage from developing the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields would cost the UK between £119bn and £336bn, far exceeding the £28.7bn economic …
A growing labor movement is fighting to secure good clean energy jobs in the US, even as the Trump administration rolls back climate policies and attacks wind power. Union workers …
Readers responding to a recent essay propose that the absence of evidence for extraterrestrial civilizations may stem from a lack of accessible fossil fuels on other planets, which are necessary …
Researchers have finally explained why domestic cats carry unusually large numbers of lipid droplets in their kidneys, a puzzle that has persisted for nearly 110 years.
Roberto Ragazzoni, president of Italy's National Institute for Astrophysics, has received the Gamow Medal from Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University in recognition of his contributions to astrophysics, adaptive optics, …
Richard Tice's comments on enjoying extreme heat draw sharp criticism from economists and scientists, who warn that inaction on climate change will damage both the economy and the planet.
Britain faces its hottest, driest summer on record with nearly 3,000 deaths, followed by predictions of a wet winter — a pattern scientists call climate whiplash that will intensify in …
Carlos Alcaraz announced he will return to competition at the US Open, where he is the defending champion, after recovering from a right wrist injury that kept him off the …
Whole-brain representational analysis separated fear from anger and sadness in awake pet dogs, while a localized region mainly captured the broader positive-negative divide.
A major earthquake has killed more than 200 people in western Colombia. Aftershocks, weakened structures and the region’s active tectonic setting shape the continuing risk.
Laboratory studies suggest that gentle touch can soften negative emotional responses, slow heart rate and help couples recover from conflict. The evidence does not support a universal 40–50% boost in …
Aging research has moved from mice into human trials. The likeliest 2050 outcome is not immortality, but a stack of therapies that may add healthy years — with cost and …
