How Daniel Amen Says the Lord’s Prayer Affects the Brain Daniel Amen, a leading psychiatrist and devout Christian, breaks the Lord’s Prayer down line by line and explains how each…

A crash analysis showed that women are disproportionately more likely to suffer injuries to the chest, spine, arms, and legs, says project coordinator Dr. Corina Klug, who with her team…

We don’t have an instant “erase and move on” switch for painful memories — yet. But scientists already know how to tinker with memories: they can dull the emotion attached…

Men used to file for divorce more often, following the classic midlife-crisis script of leaving for a younger partner. Now middle-aged women are just as likely to start the process.…

General medical guidelines recommend at least 150 minutes of moderate- or vigorous-intensity —for example, brisk walking, cycling, or running. The authors analyzed more than 17,000 adult participants in the UK…

Almost everything we do leaves an environmental mark — and that now includes our online behavior. What we eat, how we travel, and how we run our homes have long…

A team from Guangzhou Medical University tested whether ordinary boiling followed by straining can remove nano- and microplastics (NMPs) from water. The researchers sampled both soft and hard water (the…

Weight gain is one of the most frustrating symptoms of menopause. That increase is usually tied to falling estrogen levels. Estrogen helps the body convert food into energy, control appetite,…

Herb pasta usually starts with classic Italian noodles tossed in olive oil, garlic, parsley, and basil. This version, though, gets a creamy, satisfying finish without a drop of cream: a…

Tiny tyrannosaur arms have puzzled paleontologists for decades. A new study from University College London (UCL) offers a straightforward, convincing answer: the forelimbs shrank as massive, powerful skulls and jaws…

Some people remember almost every day of their adult lives with startling clarity. Give them a date, and they’ll often name the day of the week, mention a news item…

A common green mineral could help turn oceans into long-term carbon sinks. Olivine is a green silicate mineral that’s common in nature. When rain or seawater reaches olivine, the mineral…

Ohio State University researchers collected 27 dust samples from daycares, schools, dorms, a library, a recreation center, and offices. To detect viruses, the team used two approaches: standard PCR (polymerase…

The “dad bod,” a soft, relaxed silhouette, used to be widely admired. But a new survey commissioned by SoloFun shows that women are increasingly choosing leaner, more athletic bodies, while…

After 50, a lot of people start watching their blood sugar. Some have been diagnosed with diabetes, others were simply warned to “be careful with sweets and starchy foods.” What…

There’s plenty of evidence that simply slowing your eating can cut your calorie intake without making you feel deprived. Unlike counting calories or cutting carbs, eating more slowly is a…

Compared with other primates, our population-level right-hand bias really stands out. Chimpanzees, gorillas, and monkeys may favor one hand for specific tasks, but no other species shows the kind of…

AI is already reshaping everything—from how we work to how we live—and no one can fully predict how far those changes will go. At the same time, conversations about the…

A team at the University of Sydney watched a common house cricket (Acheta domesticus) carefully groom an antenna that a heated pin had poked — not just twitch away in…

Yawning isn’t just human — it shows up across mammals, which suggests it serves an important brain function. A study from the University of Parma adds a surprising twist: the…

A heart attack is one of the leading causes of sudden death after age 50 — and recognizing it quickly, distinguishing it from angina, and acting correctly in the first…

Cortisol is the body’s primary stress hormone. It’s produced by the adrenal glands, and it acts on brain regions that regulate stress, mood, motivation, and fear. Cortisol also helps control…

Archaeologists in Romania unearthed a burial complex that dates to the 6th–7th centuries AD. The most striking detail is the rider and his horse. Alongside the skeletal remains, the team…

A new trial tested whether wearing a cooling vest helps people lose weight. Researchers at the University of Nottingham and Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) split participants into two groups.…

AI services from OpenAI, Meta, Google, and others can translate dozens of languages almost instantly and keep getting better. But there’s a difference between using a tool to extend what…

In 1950, two investigators noticed a striking pattern: schizophrenia — a severe psychiatric disorder found in every known society — seemed to be missing among people who were blind from…

Research from Singapore and the U.K. found that the older the retina looks in photographs, the higher the likely risk of developing osteoporosis later on. Osteoporosis is a gradual loss…

Our voices can change in an instant: an adrenaline rush tightens the muscles around the larynx, making the voice higher and shakier, while talking with someone close tends to make…

A newly released batch of FBI files includes documents that allegedly contain messages from “visitors from outer space” warning humanity. What the 1955 FBI memo claims One document — an…

Ultra-processed foods often taste great and fill you up fast, but they pack a lot of added sugar, salt, and saturated fat while offering little protein, fiber, or micronutrients. Manufacturers…

Cancer cells travel through the bloodstream looking for places to take root. Yet one spot they almost never conquer is the heart — the pump that carries them all over…

The weight of his achievements grew heavier after a severe, incurable disease distorted his body and took his speech — but it never defeated the brilliant mind that made him…

“On Earth, rainbows form when light is refracted, internally reflected, and scattered by water droplets,” Dr. Alfredo Carpineti, a space expert at IFLScience, explained. The liquid plays an incredibly important…

Sefik Tagay, a professor of psychology at Cologne University of Applied Sciences in Germany, says social media don’t hook you because you’re weak. They do it because the platforms satisfy…

Why peas cause bloating Green peas contain certain carbohydrates our bodies can’t digest — humans lack the enzyme that breaks them down. Those carbohydrates pass into the large intestine unchanged,…

We owe enormous love, respect, and gratitude to the mothers who gave us life and, for some of us, helped us survive — sometimes under extremely difficult circumstances. A new…

First — a bigger brain doesn’t automatically mean higher intelligence. Brain size only weakly correlates with measures of intelligence in humans. Albert Einstein’s brain, for example, was relatively small —…

Spring pea soups are light, satisfying, and exactly what you want when the season drags you down: peas pack protein, fiber, vitamins C, K, and E, plus antioxidants that support…

Excavations organized by the University of Vigo returned to Castro de Hortas this spring. The campaign ran from late April to early May 2026 and was the second excavation at…

Advice like “eat more and replenish your vitamins” is generally sound. But not every nutrient follows a simple “more is better” rule. Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is a clear example: it’s…

A new red-alert report from Accu, an engineering-components company, draws on data from the U.S. Space Surveillance Network and the Space-Track database. By Accu’s estimate, at least 12,550 trackable objects…

People who sing, paint, or regularly visit exhibitions and museums show a slower pace of aging, a new study from University College London (UCL) found. The study’s lead author, Professor…

GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro have exploded in popularity in the U.K. and the U.S. About 12% of U.S. adults (roughly 41 million people) and about 1.6…

Pyrocystis lunula — an organism known for brief flashes of blue light — can sometimes produce literal sparks in breaking waves on the shore. Researchers at the University of Colorado…

Coffee lovers know there’s a big difference between a drink’s aroma and its taste: despite a rich, pleasant smell, the first sip often leaves a lingering bitterness. That difference comes…

The incident happened on April 25, but NASA only shared the story now — Curiosity’s surprise unfolded over several days. Curiosity encountered that surprise during routine work at the Atacama…

A multidisciplinary team of scientists argues that men are disproportionately harming planet Earth. More than twenty researchers examined the environmental, social, economic, and political consequences of men’s activities in recent…