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Screen time for under-fives should be limited to one hour a day, parents told
Children's commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza and Russell Viner, professor of paediatrics and adolescent health at University College London, have reviewed the latest evidence, finding that long periods of time spent on screens alone can affect children's...
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I almost drowned in space when my helmet filled with water
When the water reached my face, it spread over my nose and up into my nostrils in an instant....
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Author of Red Mars calls ‘bullshit’ on emigrating to the planet
I’m happy to think of people reading Red Mars in 2026. Its story begins around this year, but I...
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Read an extract from Kim Stanley Robinson’s sci-fi classic Red Mars
Mars was empty before we came. That’s not to say that nothing had ever happened. The planet had accreted,...
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Surprising male G-spot found in most detailed study of the penis yet
The most detailed neuroanatomical study of the penis to date has found that its primary erogenous zone is the...
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This Budget Fitness Watch From Amazfit Is Only $80 Right Now
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MIT engineers design proteins by their motion, not just their shape
Proteins are far more than nutrients we track on a food label. Present in every cell of...
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First glimpse of sperm whale birth reveals teamwork to support newborn
A sperm whale giving birth has been assisted by 10 other females in her social unit – the first...
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Study reveals why some cancer therapies don’t work for all patients
Drugs that block enzymes called tyrosine kinases are among the most effective targeted therapies for cancer. However,...
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Implantable islet cells could control diabetes without insulin injections
Most diabetes patients must carefully monitor their blood sugar levels and inject insulin multiple times per day,...
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Census 2027: India begins counting a billion-plus people in mega exercise
The exercise will span 36 states and federally-administered territories, more than 7,000 sub-districts, over 9,700 towns and nearly 640,000...