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One of the best meteor showers of 2025, the Perseids, is set to kick off this month, as the shower will reportedly be active from July 14 to September 1. Despite having such a long activity time, though, the meteor shower isn’t…

Older adults who play musical instruments have healthier brains, according to two recent studies, suggesting that tickling the ivories could help to protect you from dementia.

While one study looked at the effects of practising music for decades,…

Far from the shore, out in the vast expanses of the open seas lives a group of unusual animals, collectively known as ‘neuston’.

Their home is the giant, two-dimensional skin of the sea, which forms a link between the atmosphere and the…

An erotic-themed mosaic from the Roman era was returned to Pompeii on Tuesday after being…

Denmark has the best environmental, social and political conditions you need to age more slowly and lead a healthier life as you grow older, according to new research.

Published in Nature Medicine, the study identified the factors that shape the…

In a society increasingly built on individuality and reliant on technology instead of face-to-face connection, it’s no surprise that people are feeling lonelier. The so-called “loneliness epidemic” has fueled a surge in mental health…

We’re all familiar with the scene: a person frantically clutching at their chest, reacting to a sudden, searing pain before dramatically collapsing on the ground, suffering from a heart attack.

When thinking about what a heart attack looks like,…

You’ve probably heard that you and your friends are on the same wavelength — that you’re attuned to each other and share similar opinions, ideas, and behaviors. While the phrase is mostly meant in a figurative sense, it turns out that…

North America’s oldest known pterosaur — a creature roughly the size of a modern-day gull — would have glided over the tropical forests and braided rivers of equatorial Pangea, likely dining on fish and mingling with six-foot amphibians. 

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Animals like chameleons and octopuses are renowned for their almost supernatural ability to change color and blend into their surroundings. Now, it turns out the blue shark (Prionace glauca) has some color-shifting powers of its own. Researchers…