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In the turbulent Drake Passage, scientists find a rare window where carbon sinks quickly into the deep ocean
Looking out across the Southern Ocean near Antarctica, I can see whales and seabirds...
Concussion: almost half of people still show signs of brain injury after six months
Around 56 million people globally suffer a concussion each year. It’s common for...
Enigmatic human fossil jawbone may be evidence of an early Homo sapiens presence in Europe – and adds mystery about who those humans were
Homo sapiens, our own species, evolved in Africa sometime between 300,000 and 200,000...
Researchers discover 18th-century clay tobacco pipes were used as weapons and surgical tools
Tobacco pipes were one of the first mass-produced, disposable objects in Britain
Cognitive flexibility is essential to navigating a changing world – new research in mice shows how your brain learns new rules
Being flexible and learning to adapt when the world changes is something you practice...
Social media scatters your brain, and then you buy stuff you don’t need
Social media can be mentally draining
Cooking pollutes your home and increases your health risks – but better ventilation will help
Most of us will spend more than two-thirds of our lives at home. But even indoors,...
Four ways touch can boost your health and wellbeing
Most of us know how good it feels to receive a hug from a loved one or hold hands...
What is Discord? An internet researcher explains the social media platform at the center of Pentagon leak of top-secret intelligence
The Justice Department on April 14, 2023, charged Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Massachusetts...
DNA study opens a window into African civilisations that left a lasting legacy
Pre-colonial African history is alive with tales of civilisations rising and falling...
Looming behind antibiotic resistance is another bacterial threat – antibiotic tolerance
Have you ever had a nasty infection that just won’t seem to go away? Or a runny...
Remote working: how a surge in digital nomads is pricing out local communities around the world
For eight years I have studied digital nomadism, the millenial trend for working...
Cultural heritage and historic preservation: creating a digital twin of Shahjahanabad
Cultural heritage is an intrinsic part of the urban landscape of historical cities
New research shows how rapidly ice sheets can retreat – and what it could mean for Antarctic melting
The Antarctic Ice Sheet, which covers an area greater than the US and Mexico combined,...
Life: modern physics can’t explain it – but our new theory, which says time is fundamental, might
Over the short span of just 300 years, since the invention of modern physics, we...
Sabertooth cat skull newly discovered in Iowa reveals details about this Ice Age predator
The sabertooth cat is an Ice Age icon and emblem of strength, tenacity and intelligence