Vincent van Gogh’s iconic painting The Starry Night depicts the precise real-world physics behind cloud and air movement in the sky, according to a new study which says the legendary artist had an intuitive understanding of the natural world. The painting, made in June 1889, has enamoured millions for overContinue Reading
Microplastics have been detected in the smell centre of the human brain for the first time, suggesting the actual quantity of these tiny particles deposited in the body might be much higher than was believed. The study published on Monday in the journal JAMA Network Open revealed that eight outContinue Reading
Scientists have warned that a “more contagious” variant of the Covid virus, dubbed XEC, is starting to spread more rapidly across Europe and could soon become the dominant strain. “At this juncture, the XEC variant appears to be the most likely one to get legs next,” Eric Topol, director ofContinue Reading
Scientists have warned that a “more contagious” variant of the Covid virus, dubbed XEC, is starting to spread more rapidly across Europe and could soon become the dominant strain. “At this juncture, the XEC variant appears to be the most likely one to get legs next,” Eric Topol, director ofContinue Reading
Brain activity of dogs and their human companions may sync when they gaze into each other’s eyes, a new study suggests. During social interactions between people, the activity of their neurons is known to become synchronised, especially in the frontal lobe of the brain, indicating that they are paying attentionContinue Reading
A simple change to your diet can help reduce your risk of diabetes, a new study has suggested. Replacing ultra-processed foods (UPFs) with foods that are less processed may reduce your risk. According to the findings, every 10% increase in the amount of UPFs in a person’s diet is linkedContinue Reading
Removing a single gene from fat tissue can trick the body into burning more calories without the need for regular dieting, research shows. PHD2 is a gene that plays a key role regulating brown fat – a type of tissue that keeps a person warm in cold temperatures. However, researchersContinue Reading
Two British schoolboys whose new climate technology had Nasa knocking on their door have described the “overwhelming” feeling of seeing their invention used around the world. Thenuk Rodrigo and Simba Shi, both 17-year-old Eton College pupils, co-founded environmental start-up ReefSound last summer, aiming to use AI analysis of sound recordingsContinue Reading
A billionaire spacewalker has touched back down to Earth after five days in orbit higher than any human since NASA went to the moon. SpaceX’s capsule parachuted down before making a splashdown off the coast of Florida shortly after 3.37am carrying tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, two SpaceX engineers and aContinue Reading
A billionaire spacewalker has returned to Earth after five days in orbit, ending a trip that saw him travel higher than anyone since Nasa’s moonwalkers. SpaceX’s capsule splashed down off the coast of Florida shortly after 3.37am EDT (8.37am BST) carrying tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, two SpaceX engineers and aContinue Reading
