Category: 7. SciTech

The human brain appears to undergo accelerated ageing once a person reaches the age of 44, with the deterioration hitting a peak around 67 and…

A previously unknown species of wasp with an abdomen reminiscent of a Venus flytrap has been discovered in 99-million-year-old Kachin amber, and entomologists have never seen anything like it.

While the insect’s front half would pass for that of a modern wasp, its unique rear end would…

If you’ve ever felt like anxiety is taking over your brain, you might have been on to something. Neuroscience now confirms that chronic anxiety doesn’t just alter your mood—it reshapes the structure and function of your brain. But new research is offering hope: these anxiety…

New results from the international Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collaboration, which includes researchers from Harvard, suggest that dark energy, widely thought to be a “cosmological constant,” might be weakening over time. This suggests the standard model of how the…

Where you live has a huge impact on your health. From the air you breathe to how much you earn, a myriad of factors shape your long-term wellbeing – and now, scientists say they may also influence your risk of developing dementia.

A new study, published in journal Neurology, has found that…

A drug for a rare disease makes human blood deadly to mosquitoes and could help in the fight against malaria, researchers have found.

Several…

For more than 70 years, so-called ‘forever chemicals’ have been used to make products all around us, from non-stick cookware to fabrics, food packaging and more. But they’ve also been linked to serious health consequences, including several types of cancer. Now, the seemingly permanent…

It’s easy to assume that people with obesity enjoy food more than people in smaller bodies – but it’s not true. Instead, people seem to gradually get less pleasure from eating as they put on weight.

Now, scientists have discovered why that might happen – and, crucially, how restoring…

From Sheldon Cooper to Sherlock Holmes, autism-coded characters on screen have long been defined by their wacky social skills, constantly misunderstanding jokes and saying things that others find rude.

When it comes to diagnosing real people with autism, professionals often focus on social…

A partial solar eclipse will be visible in parts of the UK this weekend, but cloudy and rainy days could hamper those wishing to catch a…