Science and Technolgy blog
A recent study has found that adolescents who are overweight or obese are more susceptible to cognitive impairments following sleep restriction compared to their peers with healthy weight. This research was published in JAMA Neurology. Previous research has established a…
If you’ve never had COVID-19, you’re not alone. Others, too, have dodged the infected for more than four years. And some may have achieved this with some help from a newly discovered immune response. That’s the finding of a new…
The elusive Higgs particle has the power to undo physics as we know it. The fact that it hasn’t could have big implications about the nature of the universe.
Have you ever wondered why social interactions can be so challenging for you, or why certain sensory experiences seem overwhelming? Perhaps you’ve been told you’re a bit different, or you’ve struggled to fit in despite your best efforts. These experiences…
The 13,000-year-old carvings found in Turkey track the phases of the sun, moon and constellations, making it the earliest known lunisolar calendar.
The unsettling experience of nightmares is something many people have faced, but new research has found that loneliness might be a significant predictor of their frequency. A recent study published in The Journal of Psychology explored this connection, suggesting that…
Enlarge / Boeing’s Starliner is seen atop an Atlas V rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann) During a news conference on Wednesday, NASA officials for the first time publicly discussed divisions within the agency…
Enlarge / A scene from Secret Invasion, a Disney+ exclusive. (credit: Marvel) Yesterday, The Walt Disney company announced it will soon raise prices for Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. Today, it revealed that its streaming business has become profitable for the…
Enlarge / A 2003 photo of the arms and legs of a 4-year-old girl infected with mpox in Liberia. (credit: Getty | BSIP) A deadly outbreak of mpox (previously called monkeypox) is spilling out of the Democratic Republic of the…
Enlarge / Joe Biden—or is it his AI-powered hologram? (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) At 1:18 pm ET on July 21, 2023, President Joe Biden stepped to the podium in the White House’s Roosevelt Room and announced, “I’m the AI.”…
