Science
UK schools are teaching teenagers about mental health in...
Rather than helping, lessons may be encouraging pupils to dwell on negative feelings...
When Animals Dream review: Making the case for 'animalhood'
In his new book, David Peña-Guzmán argues that animals that can dream have a sense...
A second asteroid may have struck Earth when the dinosaurs...
A possible impact crater under the sea off West Africa might have been made by a...
Ancient megalodon shark could eat a whale in just a few...
The first 3D reconstruction of a huge, ancient shark called megalodon suggests it...
Chewing can increase your body's energy use by up to 15...
Researchers used a plastic dome placed over people's heads to measure how much energy...
Video calls improved cognition in older people at risk...
For socially isolated older people with mild cognitive impairment, 30-minute video...
The star Betelgeuse has stopped dimming – but it's still...
After a weird event dubbed the Great Dimming in 2019, the plasma that makes up Betelgeuse...
More than one in eight Reddit users publish toxic posts
An analysis of 1.2 million Reddit users found that around 16 per cent of people...
Covid-19 linked to higher risk of brain conditions up to...
The risk of being diagnosed with a neurological or psychiatric condition up to two...
Colombian dinosaur finally identified thanks to 2016 peace...
A peace agreement in Colombia meant researchers could return to the site where a...
Mosquitoes have more ways to smell us than we thought
Female mosquitoes that had their human-scent receptors blocked could still smell...
UK polecats numbers are rising as they interbreed with...
The population of polecats in Britain has recovered over the past century and may...
Google's quantum supremacy challenged by ordinary computers,...
In 2019, Google showed that its Sycamore quantum computer could solve a problem...
Genetic tweaks to upgrade photosynthesis boost soy yield...
Researchers have succeeded in making photosynthesis more efficient in soybean plants,...
Water droplets can sometimes turn into bleach when hitting...
Some researchers have seen an unusual effect where microscopic water drops turn...
Half of newly irrigated land is in water-stressed areas
Irrigating more land could help feed 1.4 billion people, but over half of new irrigation...
