Why do only some animals have periods?
Humans are not the only organisms that have periods — some animals do too, but…
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What happens when you ‘hit the wall’?
Experts tell Live Science what it means to “hit the wall” while exercising and how…
Do you have nomophobia? Take this test to find out
In today’s digital age, our smartphones have become indispensable companions. From checking emails to connecting…
NASA shuts down down asteroid-hunting NEOWISE telescope as the sun drags it to its doom
NASA’s asteroid-hunting NEOWISE space telescope will soon plunge into Earth’s atmosphere and burn to bits.…
Infamous $30 Logitech F710 called out in $50M lawsuit over Titan sub implosion
Enlarge / OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush shows David Pogue the 2010-era game controller that pilots…
Google DeepMind can beat humans at table tennis
Google’s DeepMind has been used to train a robot arm to play table tennis, and…
Increased masculinity linked to reduced distress in gay men via heightened mindfulness
New research has found that increased masculinity is linked to reduced mental distress among gay…
Nashville man arrested for running “laptop farm” to get jobs for North Koreans
Enlarge Federal authorities have arrested a Nashville man on charges he hosted laptops at his…
AT&T rebuked over misleading ad for nonexistent satellite phone calling
Enlarge / Screenshot from AT&T commercial featuring Ben Stiller making a satellite call to Jordan…
Pass the mayo: Condiment could help improve fusion energy yields
Enlarge (credit: jules/CC BY 2.0) Inertial confinement fusion is one method for generating energy through…
Intel details fixes for crashing 13th- and 14th-gen CPUs as BIOS updates roll out
Enlarge (credit: Intel) Intel has shared more about the voltage-related issues that affected some 13th-…
People act differently when they think they’re training an AI
Enlarge / In the experiments, people had to judge what constituted a fair monetary offer.…
Why Japan issued its first-ever mega-earthquake alert
After a magnitude 7.1 temblor jolted southern Japan, the chances of a subsequent, larger quake…
Double mastectomies don’t increase cancer survival, study suggests
Other types of surgery besides double mastectomies are equally good at lowering death rates in…
Mitochondrial dysfunction linked to early aging in children of alcohol-abusing parents
Children of parents with alcohol use disorders are at an increased risk of early aging…
Nova Launcher, savior of cruft-filled Android phones, is on life support
Enlarge (credit: Nova Launcher) Back in July 2022, when mobile app metrics firm Branch acquired…
Some people recover from ALS — now, we might know why
A rare gene variant may explain why a subset of patients with ALS recover from…
Samsung recalls 1.1M electric stoves after fires caused injuries, killed pets
Enlarge / US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of 1.1 million Samsung Slide-in…
Scientists have found a secret ‘switch’ that lets bacteria resist antibiotics — and it’s been evading lab tests for decades
Microbiologists are on a quest to unravel a rare phenomenon involved in antibiotic resistance and…
What’s the difference between gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria?
There are two main types of bacteria, and these categories reflect the microbes’ biology and…
10 of the deadliest superbugs that scientists are worried about
These bacteria have evolved the ability to resist treatment with antibiotics, leaving doctors scrambling to…
How fast can antibiotic resistance evolve?
Bacteria can mutate surprisingly fast to resist antibiotics.
Bacteria that switch antibiotic resistance on and off are going undetected. Microbiologist Karin Hjort is on a mission to find out how they do it.
Microbiologist Karin Hjort discusses what heteroresistance is and how it could change the way we…
Problematic pornography use linked to negative body image in men
A recent study sheds light on how problematic pornography use may contribute to negative body…
