Science and Technolgy blog
A new study published in the British Journal of Clinical Psychology has shed light on how individual characteristics and demographic factors may affect the timing of ADHD diagnoses. Using data from a large sample of children in Ontario, researchers found…
Henry VIII’s favorite warship, the Mary Rose, sank in battle in 1545. Archaeologists successfully raised the ship in 1982, along with thousands of articles and the remains of 179 crew members—all remarkably well preserved thanks to the anaerobic conditions of…
Disposable vapes are indefensible. Many, or maybe most, of them contain rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, but manufacturers prefer to sell new ones. More than 260 million vape batteries are estimated to enter the trash stream every year in the UK alone.…
The South Taurid and North Taurid meteor showers peak in early November. Here’s everything you need to know about this month’s doubleheader of shooting stars.
X, formerly Twitter, is now letting blocked users see posts made by the people who blocked them. “We’re starting to launch the block function update,” X’s engineering team wrote yesterday. X previously said that after the change, “If your posts…
There has been a lot of research on the types of people who believe conspiracy theories, and their reasons for doing so. But there’s a wrinkle: My colleagues and I have found that there are a number of people sharing…
If conventional wisdom were to be believed, the car we’re reviewing today should not exist. Automakers are only interested in making very big, very expensive electric vehicles, leaving nothing for people with normal-sized budgets and normal-sized needs. While it’s true…
On Friday, S&P Dow Jones Indices announced that AI chipmaker Nvidia will replace Intel in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, marking a seismic shift in the semiconductor industry and ending Intel’s 25-year run on the prestigious stock market index. The…
Some scientists want to shift focus to the teen mental health crisis. But the course of happiness is too complex for simplistic theories, experts warn.
A brain circuit made up of three types of neurons may regulate appetite, a mouse study finds.
