Consuming more food and drinks rich in flavonoids, such as berries, tea and red wine, could lower the risk of dementia by 28%, a study suggests.The number of people living with the disease globally is forecast to nearly triple to 153 million by 2050, which pre... More »
Almost every animal in the rainforest enjoys snacking on water anoles, but slippery skin and an ability to carry an air bubble underwater help them survive.A semiaquatic water anole breathing underwater in Coto Brus, Costa Rica.Lindsey SwierkWater anoles, semi... More »
Share Animals have evolved all manner of methods to evade danger. For one lizard species living in the tropical forests... More »
When designer Gabriela Hearst and climate activist Nemonte Nenquimo first met in person at the Earth Awards, they felt an instant connection. Nenquimo’s book, We Will Be Jaguars: A Memoir of My People, is out today in the U.S., and the designer will be hosting... More »
Days after returning to Earth, the four civilian crew members of the Polaris Dawn mission opened up about their experience seeing the planet from orbit, floating in weightlessness and conducting the world’s first all-civilian spacewalk.In an exclusive intervie... More »
Black women are more likely than white women to die from even the most treatable types of breast cancer, a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found.The findings, experts say, underscore that it’s racial disparities, not biology, drivin... More »
Discord is rolling out new end-to-end encryption for both audio and video calls on its platform. The tech will be applied to calls from DMs, group DMs, voice channels and Go Live streams. Discord detailed the tech and its goals for the end-to-end encryption (E... More »
Paleontologists have described a new species of fossil comma shrimp based on a well-preserved specimen found in the Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka. Makrokylindrus itoi. Image credit: Javier Luque & Sarah Gerken, doi: 10.1111/ivb.12440. “Comma shrimp, or cumac... More »
A fifth of GPs are using artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT to help with tasks such as writing letters for their patients after appointments, according to a survey.The survey, published in the journal BMJ Health and Care Informatics, spoke to 1... More »
Private jet use increases an individual’s carbon footprintMichael Edwards/Getty Images People consistently underestimate the personal carbon footprints of the top 1 per cent of the world’s wealthiest individuals while overestimating the carbon emissions of low... More »
Instagram has introduced new safety features that make teenage accounts private by default, enhance parental supervision, and set messaging restrictions to protect young users, requiring parental approval for changes. NPR reports: Meta said users under 16 will... More »
Former President Donald J. Trump suggested on Tuesday that he would restore a deduction for state and local taxes, an expensive tax break that Mr. Trump and Republicans limited in a 2017 tax law.In a post on Truth Social, his social media website, Mr. Trump sa... More »