A drug that raises levels of histamine – the chemical that causes allergy symptoms – in the brain boosts our memory by around 10 per cent
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Att en ort får tågtrafik leder till en tydlig befolkningsökning, visar en studie där forskare från K2 och Lunds universitet har undersökt de långsiktiga socioekonomiska effekterna...
A short spell in a heat chamber at the University of Brighton showed Alec Luhn that his body is not adapted to high temperatures – but regular exposure can train the body to respond more effectively
Redan i 30-årsåldern saktar det mentala tempot ner och det är dags att börja sätta in på hjärnkontot. Med en stor kognitiv reserv är det större chans att hjärnan hittar vägar för...
Environmental activists say the blaze is a symptom of the country's growing waste crisis.
<p>To align Coordinated Universal Time with Earth’s rotation, a second occasionally gets added to the year. That may change in 2027</p>
Scientists fear that high sea temperatures could have wide-ranging consequences for marine life.
Villagers whose families have been stranded told the BBC they are struggling to get food and help.
Temperatures are set to rise as high as 36C (97F) for parts of southern England this week.
<p>Steel support columns in the Midtown building, which is being converted from offices into apartments, may have been overloaded, experts say</p>
Few people have invented an algorithm with the potential to spark a worldwide crisis, so why is quantum computing pioneer Peter Shor so unconcerned? Karmela Padavic-Callaghan spoke to him to find out
Explaining the passage of time has been a gnarly problem in physics basically forever, but physicist and computer scientist Stephen Wolfram has a radical proposal for where it comes from. He discussed his ideas on time – and what they mean for free will – with reporter Leah Crane
<p>During World War II, statistics helped the Allies estimate the number of enemy tanks, which proved essential in the decisive move against Nazi Germany</p>
The ambitious expedition aims to fill data gaps about the glacier-sea boundary to predict when the world might tip into a catastrophic climate regime.
SaxaVord Spaceport has announced a five-week "window" for possible attempts.
Northern Ireland has a target of achieving 12% woodland cover by 2050.
A whole-genome analysis of Beefalo, a hybrid bison-cattle breed, suggests very few individuals have any bison DNA at all, a new study reports.
Some 40 years ago, physicists noticed certain metals were conducting electricity in a bizarre way no one could explain. New answers to how and why this happens are forcing us to question how electricity flows
Male dragonflies' dramatic aerial combat maneuvers emerge from relatively simple vision-based rules.
<p>Exclusive: Researchers warn of ‘major crisis in male reproductive health’ partly driven by obesity and diabetes</p><p>Men’s average testosterone levels have halved over the past 50 years, according to scientists who say that society is facing a male fertility crisis.</p><p>Total testosterone levels in men declined by 54% between 1972 and 2019, according to data presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in London on Tuesday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/07/mens-average-testosterone-levels-have-halved-in-last-50-years-say-scientists">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Researchers testing a cheap, homegrown oil in Uganda found what cats knew all along – it worked as well as the artificial chemical used globally </p><p>A homegrown catnip lotion has proven “just as effective as Deet” as a mosquito repellant in trials carried out in Uganda.</p><p>Catnip, or <em>Nepeta cataria</em>, is a common herb from the mint family. The chemical in the plant that causes feline euphoria – nepetalactone – also has insect-repelling properties but this has not previously been commercialised.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/07/catnip-lotion-as-effective-as-deet-at-repelling-mosquitoes-study-finds">Continue reading...</a>
A majority of 8th-graders and roughly a third of 10th- and 12th-graders do not see great risk in using fentanyl once or twice, a study reports.
<p>The sport supplement is popular among health influencers and athletes, who say creatine can help build stronger muscles and sharper brains—but is it legit?</p>
Today, most rechargeable batteries are made from lithium ions, but sodium-ion alternatives could make battery tech much cheaper and offer other advantages
As Chris Packham gears up for his new TV show, Evolution, he tells Penny Sarchet why understanding the latest evolutionary science is so important if we are to truly appreciate the natural world - and how he would happily die at the hands of a Tyrannosaurus rex