“It takes 66 days […] on average to form a new habit after the first time the new action is performed, but this can vary from ...

Let’s start with arguably the simplest fact about this new year: 2025 is a perfect square. It’s equal to 45 × 45, meaning ...

“If you try and imagine a beach, you can probably ‘see’ it in your mind’s eye. People with aphantasia don’t get that mental ...

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Diaphonization involves preserving the whole animal, but it’s not suitable for every species. Thick plumage or coarse fur can ...

Millions of people owe their lives to a treatment we’ve never completely understood; changing that could save even more.

Most birds, and by that we mean 97 percent of all species, don’t have external genitalia and instead have what’s known as a cloaca (as did dinosaurs ). Seen in birds, reptiles, amphibians, some fish, ...

T he European Space Agency’s Gaia mission has almost completely depleted the cold gas propellant that kept it spinning and able to scan the sky, so it has decided to nominally end science operations ...

It has previously been posited that this love of the macabre stems from morbid curiosity, or that it could allow people to experience intense emotions lacking in their lives and escape their own ...

“Approximately 1 million US adults will develop dementia annually by 2060,” the authors conclude. “Policies that enhance prevention and healthy aging are urgent public health priorities for reducing ...

The problem is also not wholly new. Since the 1930s, Louisiana has lost over 5,179 square kilometers (2,000 square miles) of land – an area roughly the size of Delaware. However, the situation is ...