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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 ...

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 ...

On May 16, 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation released an action plan targeting breakthroughs in more than 50 core metrology technologies by 2030. The plan sets out to establish ...

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 ...

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 ...

A British study has highlighted a striking reality about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, more widely known as ADHD. Researchers have found that people living with the condition may have a ...

Tim Cook's alarm goes off at 3:45 a.m. Dwayne Johnson posts his 4 a.m. gym sessions. The 5 a.m. club has its own books, coaches, and communities. The premise is seductive: the hours before the world ...

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 ...

Deep brain stimulation is already used in conditions such as Parkinson’s disease and some forms of epilepsy. In depression, results have historically been mixed, and several high-profile trials have ...

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 ...

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 ...