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The tongue: how one of the body’s most sensitive organs is helping blind people ‘see’
Ever wondered why kissing feels better than holding hands? The tongue is a pretty...
Footprints take science a step closer to understanding southern Africa’s dinosaurs
Dinosaurs have captured people’s imaginations more than any other ancient creatures
Shining fluorescent light on bee sperm could help explain colony survival
Form follows function. This is the principle that the design or shape of something...
Food and drinks are getting sweeter. Even if it’s not all sugar, it’s bad for our health
Humans have an evolutionary preference for sweetness. Sweet foods, like fruit and...
Mixed messages: Is coffee good or bad for us? It might help, but it doesn’t enhance health
Coffee is good for you. Or it’s not. Maybe it is, then it isn’t, then it is again....
Babies can learn language sounds in the first few hours of being born – new research
We often think of babies as blank canvases with little ability to learn during the...
Eating less food from animal sources is key to reducing the risk of wildlife-origin diseases and global warming
The world is at greater risk of infectious diseases that originate in wildlife because...
Nudge theory doesn’t work after all, says new evidence review – but it could still have a future
At the end of last year (2021), there was lots of excitement about the first comprehensive...
Iran plans to begin building new nuclear reactor in Isfahan
Iran will, in the next few weeks, begin to build a nuclear research reactor at the...
Climate change: why we can’t rely on regrowing coastal habitats to offset carbon emissions
Removing several hundred billion tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere is now considered...
Hepatitis in children: scientists have found a possible cause for the mystery outbreak
Between April and July of this year, 1,010 cases of severe hepatitis without any...
Palestine engineer uses innovative approach to purify water
The international community marks 28 July as World Nature Conservation Day to acknowledge...
Perinatal depression: our study shows how common it is for both parents to experience it
Many new parents struggle with mental health issues. Research suggests up to a quarter...
Feeling connected enhances mental and physical health – here are 4 research-backed ways to find moments of connection with loved ones and strangers
One’s sense of belonging and emotional safety with family, friends and communities...
Astronomers have found an especially sneaky black hole – discovery sheds light on star death, black hole formation and gravitational waves
There is always something new and exciting happening in the field of black hole...
Mystery solved: when mammals’ ancestors became warm-blooded
Mammals and birds produce their own body heat and control their body temperatures