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We have a new way to explain why we agree on the nature of reality

Our world seems to be fundamentally fuzzy at the quantum level, yet we do not experience it that way....

Menopause linked to Alzheimer’s-like brain changes

Michelle RobertsDigital health editorGetty ImagesThe menopause is linked to changes in the brain similar to those seen in Alzheimer's, according to a large UK study.The loss of grey matter in areas involved with memory and emotion might partly explain...

10 Treadmill Hacks Every Runner Should Know

I'm something of a treadmill hater. When I do hop on one, it's only during times when it's truly unsafe to run outdoors....

NASA, GE Aerospace Hybrid Engine System Marks Successful Test  – NASA

To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside of a Cincinnati facility in December might have looked like standard hardware. But NASA and GE Aerospace researchers watching the unit fire up for a demonstration knew what they were looking at: a...

Stick shaped by ancient humans is the oldest known wooden tool

The oldest known wooden tools have been found in an opencast mine in Greece. They are 430,000 years old...

This ancient stick may be the world’s oldest handheld wooden tool

A digging stick and a tiny tool of unknown purpose are among the oldest handheld wooden tools ever found. The objects, from 430,000 years ago, indicate early human ancestors were using wood for tools, weapons and maybe shelters.Our team...

UK loses measles elimination status

The UK has lost its measles elimination status, the World Health Organization has announced.The move was based on the spread of cases in 2024 when there were 3,600 suspected cases.Elimination status means there is no sustained transmission so this...

Some vaccines are making progress in protecting vulnerable species

Southern elephant seal pups were among the first to die when a deadly strain of avian influenza arrived in the Crozet Islands in 2024. But as the virus spread across the sub-Antarctic archipelago, a handful of penguin chicks had...

Why too much phosphorus in America’s farmland is polluting the country’s water

When people think about agricultural pollution, they often picture what is easy to see: fertilizer spreaders crossing fields or muddy runoff after a heavy storm. However, a much more significant threat is quietly and invisibly...

Marine protected areas aren’t in the right places to safeguard dolphins and whales in the South Atlantic

The ocean is under increasing pressure. Everyday human activities, from shipping to oil and gas exploration to urban pollution, are affecting the marine environment. Extensive research shows how this combination of stressors represents one of...
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Bangladesh election: BNP sweeps to victory in first vote since Gen Z uprising

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