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ScienceSurprising research reveals why you shouldn't add bananas to your smoothies
Smoothies are one of the easiest ways to pack more fruit into your day. Toss in a banana, add some berries, blend, and you have what looks like a perfectly healthy drink. But research from the Univers
ScienceScientists discover hidden driver of aging — Simple supplement reversed brain decline
Scientists may have uncovered a hidden biological switch that helps control how quickly the body ages. Research published in PLOS Biology suggests that declining levels of a brain protein called Menin
ScienceHow to keep cool at your summer festivals
It's May Bank Holiday and that can only mean one thing for music fans - it's the start of festival season. And to add to the excitement, it's set to be a scorcher. The Queen of Pop Olivia Dean descend
ScienceNASA Seeks Partners for Mission Storytelling
NASA is looking for creatives to share mission stories, including Artemis Moon missions and nuclear propulsion.
ScienceNASA Sets Coverage for Roscosmos Spacewalk Outside Space Station
Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov is pictured at the end of the European robotic arm as he works on a high‑resolution camera during a six‑hour, nine‑minute spacewalk outside the International Space
ScienceWebb Studies Star Clusters
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope studies star clusters in nearby galaxies. The study includes nearly 9,000 star clusters.
ScienceKeeping NASA Flying: Ground Crews Ensure Aircraft Readiness
Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA crew chief Walt Kondracki checks an F-15 aircraft Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwar
ScienceNearly 30 illegal waste 'super sites' revealed in new government watchlist
The locations of 117 illegal waste sites have been revealed on a new national watchlist Nearly 30 suspected illegal waste "super sites", each containing tens of thousands of tonnes of rubbish, have be
ScienceScientists warn that current vitamin B12 guidelines may be putting your brain at risk
Vitamin B12 is best known for helping the body make DNA, red blood cells, and healthy nerve tissue. But research suggests that simply meeting the current minimum standard may not always be enough, esp
ScienceScientists discover simple way to relieve arthritis pain without pills or surgery
Nearly one in four adults over 40 lives with painful osteoarthritis, a condition that can make everyday movement difficult and is one of the major causes of adult disability. The disease gradually wea
ScienceScientists discover a two-stage aging process that may cause cancer and arthritis
Researchers are offering a new way to understand why aging is so closely connected to chronic illness. In a review published in Aging-US titled "Aging as a multifactorial disorder with two stages," sc
ScienceThink you’re bad at languages? Experts say these 5 myths are to blame
Language learning is often a daunting prospect. Many of us wish we had learned a language to a higher level at school. But even though adults of all ages can do well in acquiring a new language, fear
ScienceHow do hurricanes and typhoons form and is climate change making them stronger?
How do hurricanes and typhoons form and is climate change making them stronger? Hurricane Melissa, which hit Jamaica in October 2025, was one of the strongest storms ever recorded The 2026 Atlantic hu
ScienceEpic dreaming is leaving people exhausted and distressed
Imagine regularly waking up exhausted, not because you didn’t sleep, but because you seemingly spent the entire night immersed in incessant dreams . For people who experience such “epic dreaming”, the
ScienceScientists discover the nutrient that can supercharge cellular energy
Mitochondria are often called the power plants of the cell because they generate the energy the body needs to function. These tiny structures constantly adjust their activity depending on how much ene
ScienceThe mysterious reason why women get hotter from age 18 to 42
Women experience a steady rise in body temperature from their teens to midlife, which may be useful for monitoring ageing and overall health Facebook / Meta Twitter / X icon Linkedin Reddit Email Hot
ScienceCan we harness quantum effects to create a new kind of healthcare?
If you have even a passing interest in your health, you can’t spend long on social media before the algorithm brings you into contact with the infamous Q-word. Are you in touch with your quantum energ
SciencePMOS shows us why many scientific terms need to be renamed
Like covid-19 and mpox before it, the decision to relabel PCOS as polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome is a welcome one – and reveals why a name is never just a name Facebook / Meta Twitter / X ic
ScienceThis is the most underrated sci-fi film franchise of the 21st century
Caesar (Andy Serkis) leads the fight in Rise of the Planet of the Apes AS A sci-fi fan, you learn not to dwell on the films that could have been. Whether it’s Alejandro Jodorowsky’s unmade Dune , Guil
ScienceWe could generate hydrogen from rocks while storing CO2 in them
We desperately need clean hydrogen for processes that cannot be powered by renewable electricity – and it might be possible to generate vast quantities from rocks deep underground while locking away c
ScienceThe Selfish Gene at 50: Why Dawkins’s evolution classic still holds up
When Richard Dawkins’s first blockbuster book was published half a century ago, few genes had ever been sequenced or studied in detail. Yet the book’s gene-centred view of evolution still has much to
ScienceSix ways to keep your home and yourself cool in hot weather
When temperatures soar, here are six simple things you can do to keep your home and yourself cool. Open windows on opposite sides of the house to encourage air flow - releasing trapped warm air and al
ScienceNASA's Psyche Mission Views Mars
NASA's Psyche spacecraft captured images of Mars' surface, showing wind-blown craters. The images were taken during a close approach.