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Protect Sleep, Feel Younger: Study Says Feeling Sleepy Can Make You Feel A Decade Older

A study has shown that feeling sleepy can make you feel up to a decade older, and just two nights of insufficient sleep can add more than four years to this perceived aging.

Medical Daily · Mar 28, 2024

Astronomers Spot the Same Supernova 4 Times Due to an Einsteinian Effect

Measuring cosmic distances is challenging, and astronomers rely on multiple methods and tools to do it — collectively referred to as the Cosmic Distance Ladder.

Inverse · Jun 24, 2023

Pesticide firms withheld brain toxicity studies from EU regulators, study finds

Exclusive: The same studies were submitted to US regulators and some are relevant to safety levels, the researchers say

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2023

Mystery of crashed Baltic Sea Anomaly in sea - from UFO to Nazi bunker theory

Explorers discovered an unknown structure at the bottom of the sea between Sweden and Finland. It has proved to be an 11-year-old mystery, with theories as wild as it being a crashed UFO doing the rounds

Daily Mirror · Dec 11, 2022

Oldest DNA Reveals Life in Greenland 2 Million Years Ago

Scientists discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland. Today, it’s a barren Arctic desert, but back then it was a lush landscape of trees and vegetation with an array of animals, even the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 7, 2022

Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years ago

Scientists have discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022

How a cat parasite conquered the world

New research into a common cat parasite helps explain how it went global — and how we can stop it

Salon · Nov 1, 2022

Study Reveals Why Reindeer Are Under Threat

Scientists fear that Santa's antlered helpers will be pushed out of their homes and the whole ecosystem will suffer. 

Zenger · Oct 7, 2022

Wolves show dog-like affection towards humans, research reveals

Wolves were less stressed when they were with familiar trainers

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022

How safe is it to drink rainwater?

Rainwater may be contaminated with chemicals, and scientists are still uncertain about their effects

Salon · Sep 8, 2022