It is no longer up for debate – tobacco consumption has long been known to have devastating effects on human health. Yet, even today, science continues to uncover new and unexpected consequences of ...

In Seoul, scientists have developed a technology capable of absorbing nearly all wavelengths of solar radiation, including those that current systems are unable to capture. It is a little known fact ...

The event, catalogued as AT2020afhd, is what astronomers call a tidal disruption event. As the star approached the supermassive black hole, gravitational forces stretched and tore it apart. Its debris ...

Human species have appeared in many different sizes throughout human evolution. But a team of researchers has recently identified what may be the smallest yet. Newly analysed fossils suggest that ...

Located between Alès and Valence, south of the Monts d’Ardèche Natural Regional Park, the Chauvet Cave has attracted archaeologists and researchers from across France for more than three decades.

Getting enough sleep isn’t just about comfort. It’s a fundamental pillar of good health. In fact, the American Heart Association (AHA) includes sleep in its Life’s Essential 8 framework, alongside ...

Dr Philip J. Landrigan, a paediatrician and epidemiologist at Boston College, described the discovery as a ‘breakthrough that raises a series of urgent questions’. Among the most pressing is how to ...

No consistent pattern holds across those years. In 1980 and 2009, a hot February did precede a top-ten hottest summer. In 1986, 1959, and 1940, the same early warmth led to summers that landed near or ...

The mystery surrounding the Crew-11 mission’s early return in January is finally becoming clearer. For the first time, the astronaut at the centre of the situation has spoken publicly. While he has ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Rivers often feel timeless, carved into the landscape as if they’ve always been there. Yet, like ...

The Futura Team represents the pulse of Futura’s editorial department, bringing together a collective expertise dedicated to the dissemination of scientific knowledge. Rather than the work of a single ...

The search for a mysterious figure from medieval England has unexpectedly led to a much larger discovery. Beneath the remains of a religious site, archaeologists uncovered traces of a protohistoric ...