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When French scientists Laurence Gaume and Marion Desquilbet first heard the news about a new international insect decline database, they felt something was off. It suggested that some insect species were actually on the rise – a claim that…

None of us remember being babies. In fact, most adults’ earliest memories come from the age of about four years old – and scientists don’t really know why. 

Researchers have long believed this phenomenon – called ‘infantile amnesia’ –…

Picture the scene. Camden’s Electric Ballroom, circa 1976. The Sex Pistols are on stage, belting out ‘Anarchy in the UK’ to a pogoing mosh pit full of spiky-haired punks. The floor is sticky with lager, the air weighs heavy with attitude….

As temperatures continue to rise, so too will cases of Lyme disease and other tick-born illnesses. Therefore a search to stop its spread and treat its symptoms has picked up some urgency — and now offers a glimmer of hope.

Warmer weather give…

When athletes line up at the start of a race, the crowd often hushes in anticipation until the quiet is broken by the crack of a starter pistol. The discharge sounds like a real gunshot, yet most people aren’t filled with fear. Instead, the…

Hair can be curly, straight, thick, thin, brown, black, blonde, or auburn. It can be long or short, frizzy or lush. While the huge diversity in our genes and environments makes it a no-brainer that hair varies so much, it makes less sense…

We’ve long assumed our species evolved from a tidy, single stream of ancestors. But life on Earth is never quite so straightforward, especially not when it comes to the most socially complex species we know: humans.

University of Cambridge…

Researchers are starting to reveal the science of red sprites. No, not the supernatural spirits that flit through fairytales, but the bursts of rare red lightning that flicker and flash through the middle-upper atmosphere.

Teasing out the timing…

The European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope has just magnified our view of the universe with the release of its first wave of survey data, capturing hundreds of thousands of galaxies in remarkable detail. The latest update shares a preview of…

There’s some good news and bad news about treating back pain. The good news is research has identified what actually works. The bad news is, it’s not very much.

Only about 10 percent of common, nonsurgical treatments for lower back pain appear…