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Yawning has an unexpected influence on the fluid inside your brain

Sinking trees in Arctic Ocean could remove 1 billion tonnes of CO2

Bird retinas work without oxygen from blood vessels, instead they power themselves with a flood of glucose that feeds glycolysis

The first commercial space stations will start orbiting Earth in 2026

Michel Siffre’s self-experiments in a cave with no light (2018)

Tiny orange frog around the size of a pencil tip is brand-new species

Man unexpectedly cured of HIV after stem cell transplant

Periods may make sport injuries more severe and slow down recovery time

This little-known culture in Bronze Age Turkey might have been a major regional power

Researchers have just found the presence of sugars, including ribose, lyxose, and glycose, on samples of Asteroid Bennu, which now has all of the ingredients for life as it exists on Earth.

Crash clock says satellites in orbit are three days from disaster

Plastic can be programmed to have a lifespan of days, months or years

A common type of inflammatory bowel disease has been linked to toxic bacteria

We may need a fourth law of thermodynamics for living systems

Why Google’s custom AI chips are shaking up the tech industry

Pulsing ultrasound waves through the brain could improve survival after a haemorrhagic stroke by helping to clear out inflammatory dead blood cells, according to a study in mice.

Evidence children are better off vaccinated against Covid-19 than infected by it just got even stronger

Researchers have developed a gel that uses chemicals found in saliva to repair and regenerate tooth enamel

Africa's forests are now emitting more CO2 than they absorb

Men over 50 may have to exercise more than twice as much as women to get the same heart health benefits.

Digital ID cards could be a disaster in the UK and beyond

mRNA covid vaccines spark immune response that may aid cancer survival

Chip sidesteps Moore’s law by growing upwards, A new chip design includes 41 vertical layers

The next generation of mRNA vaccines is set to offer more robust immune protection with even fewer side effects

Breastfeeding seems to cause specialised immune cells, called CD8+ T cells, to flood into the breasts and stay there for years or even decades, reducing the risk of cancer

Social media toxicity can't be fixed by changing the algorithms

Rogue planet gains 6 billion tonnes per second in record growth spurt

Scientists have identified five sleep profiles, each of which is linked to distinct mental health symptoms and brain activity patterns

Older men are more likely to pass on disease-causing mutations to their children because of the faster growth of mutant cells in the testes with age

People who receive stem cell therapy within a week of their first heart attack have nearly a 60 per cent lower risk of developing heart failure years later

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