Scientists question caffeine’s power to shield the brain from junk food

A recent study provides evidence that while a diet high in fat and sugar is associated with memory impairment, habitual caffeine consumption is unlikely to offer protection against these negative effects. These findings, which come from two...

PM Modi to inaugurate first ‘Emerging science and technology innovation conclave 2025’ on Nov 3

Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi New Delhi, Nov 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the maiden Emerging Science and Technology Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) 2025 on November 3, marking a landmark initiative to strengthen India’s...

Scientists Identify 5 Types of Sleep Patterns–Each Affects Your Brain Differently

Having poor sleep is common, but how it feels for every person is different. Some may lie awake ruminating at 3 a.m., while others wake up repeatedly throughout the night. Recent research suggests these aren’t just variations of “bad sleep”—they...

Scientist hits out at NASA ‘pretending to be the adults in the room’ over potentially 'hostile alien threat'

A scientist who says the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has the potential to be an alien threat has hit out at NASA by saying they are 'pretending to be the adults in the room'. Earlier this year, we detected only the third interstellar object...

Scientists Find the Genetic Clues That Let Humans Walk on Two Legs

Do dehumidifiers help with allergies? Here's what the science and experts say

We know dehumidifiers are great for tackling damp and condensation, but do they help with allergies? If you struggle with sensitivities at home, you might be wondering whether these machines can make a difference – and if they’re worth the...

Scientists are one step closer to testing ancient skeletons for pregnancy

Scientists Identified a New Blood Group After a 50-Year Mystery

A pregnant woman's blood sample taken in 1972 was mysteriously missing a surface molecule found on all other known red blood cells at the time. More than 50 years later, that strange absence finally led to researchers from the UK and Israel...

Scientists discover 1,500th species of bat

Laura Torrent did not know that the tiny brown bat she caught in early 2024 would become a global milestone for biodiversity and conservation.She had suspected the small creature, caught during an expedition in Equatorial Guinea, could match a...

Young Limpopo scientist unlocks peperboom’s healing power

In the rural Ga-Klopper village in Limpopo, young biochemist Thabo Lesiba Lekgoathi combines indigenous wisdom and modern science. Inspired by the pepper tree (peperboom) his grandmother used to treat respiratory ailments, Lekgoathi’s research...

Scientists say spelling mistakes could be the earliest signs of dementia

When a person begins making more spelling mistakes than usual, typos in emails, odd word mixes, or confused sentence sequences, it might seem like simple fatigue or the result of a busy life. But among the many reasons for such slips, researchers...

OUR GEM: Local students find excitement with hands-on science

It’s a cool fall morning and I’m standing at the intersection of Burnt Cabin and Ohio Match roads waiting for a busload of Venture Academy students to arrive. While I wait here with my colleagues, travelers stop and ask why we have dozens of pairs...

Scientists try to prove link between Amazon mining, disabilities in babies

SAI CINZA, Brazil >> Deep in the Amazon, Indigenous women say they fear getting pregnant. Rivers that have been the lifeblood of their people now carry mercury from illegal gold mining, threatening the health of their unborn children. “Breast milk...

Sadhguru On Yogic Science Of Water: How To Store And Drink It Right For Better Well-being

This humble element found in nature works wonders beyond dehydration. Find out what Sadhguru, a popular spiritual leader, shares about storing water the Yogic way and drinking it right for better health. As the popular saying goes, "water is life"...

Scientists debunk simulated reality theory

31 October 2025 The theory that we could be living inside of a computer-simulated reality has been mathematically debunked. The theory that we could be living inside a computer simulation has been mathematically debunked The concept, popularised...

New Seaweed Collection Provides An Intersection Between Arts And Science

A new seaweed expedition conducted by UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s Smith Seaweed Ecology Lab aims to highlight the intersection between art and science. The new Ellen Browning Scripps Herbarium Collection features thousands...

Scientists Say 'Dueling Dinosaurs' Fossil Confirms a Smaller Tyrannosaur Species, Not a Teenaged T. Rex

An anonymous reader shared this report from NPR: It's known as the "Dueling Dinosaurs" fossil: A triceratops and a tyrannosaur, skeletons entangled, locked in apparent combat right up until the moment of their mutual demise... That discovery in...

Science says doing this simple strategy before a heavy lift can increase strength gains

There are lots of ways you may see people preparing themselves for a heavy set of squats or deadlifts in the gym; there’s the theatrical lifter, the one who’s slapping their quads and making lots of noise, then there’s the collected lifter, who’s...

Science and pumpkins: This Aiken school is doing Halloween the STEM way

AIKEN — Pumpkins of the real and candy varieties filled the classrooms of Hillview Christian Academy on Halloween this year as it hosted a STEM-based fall celebration called a “Pumpkin Investigation” for students. After a morning costume parade...

Scientists want to block out the sun. How worried should we be?

Ricken Patel comes to geoengineering with a heavy heart. The former president and CEO of global activism network Avaaz was recently praised for his “enormous contribution to the Paris Agreement” by Christiana Figueres, who led the Paris...