The critically endangered species gets a helping hand from an Indonesian facility as the island’s human population is about to explode
Scientists have identified a previously unknown seismic phenomenon that was likely…
The word ‘habits’ gets thrown around a lot. Your GP encourages you to get into the ‘good habit’ of eating five portions of fruit and veg a day; your friend worries about their ‘bad habit’ of checking Twitter before bed; maybe you once…
A new kind of targeted therapy to treat head and neck cancer in cats could hold the key to…
A newly uncovered medieval document is the earliest known to suggest that the Shroud of
On the evening of September 7, the second (and final) total lunar eclipse of the year will take place—serving up the striking sight of a red “blood moon” in the sky across much of the world.
Total lunar eclipses occur when the Earth is…
Genomes contain the complete library of information required to build and maintain a living organism — the figurative blueprints of life.
In eukaryotes, genomes are stored in the nuclei, where they are organized into chromosomes. A eukaryote…
Older people are much less likely to have their autism diagnosed, a major new review has found.
The investigation estimated that around 89 per cent of autistic people aged between 40 and 59 have never had the condition identified. For people…
Long before COVID-19 swept over the globe, the Plague of Justinian gave rise to widespread upheaval as the opening chapter of the world’s first plague pandemic. From 541 to 750 C.E., the bubonic plague cast a shadow over much of Eurasia, from…
Moving through the challenges of the current age leaves many young adults struggling with mental health, some researchers even claim more so than previous generations did at their age. Previously, social scientists documented that people in…