The crucial role of chaos in our brain’s most extraordinary functions
Think back through your day and consider all the amazing tasks your brain has helped you perform. From brushing your teeth to eating your lunch and reading the words on …
Warped planet nurseries rewrite the rules of how worlds are born
The textbook picture of how planets form – serene, flat discs of cosmic dust – has just received a significant cosmic twist. New research, published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, …
Solar flares may be 6.5 times hotter than previously thought
A solar limb flare with a comparatable scale of Earth. Credit: Created by Alexander Russell (University of Andrews) using open-source SunPy Python package and data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory …
See what would happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted ‘without any warning’ in new AI-generated video
A viral video created with artificial intelligence (AI) shows the catastrophic impact that a volcanic eruption at Mount Fuji could have on Tokyo, Japan, and its 37 million inhabitants. Fortunately, …
Are farmed oysters, mussels and clams the ultimate green foods?
Tuck into a green dish of bivalves Shutterstock/Plateresca Picture an environmentally friendly food. Your mind might turn to the humble lentil, but is it possible to eat more luxuriously while …
Central Asia’s last stable glaciers just started to collapse
Too little snowfall is now also shaking the foundations of some of the world’s most resilient ‘water towers’, a new study led by the Pellicciotti group at the Institute of …
Are men more selfish sponsors? Gender differences in workplace advocacy explained
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In many competitive industries, sponsorship is often seen as a key driver of career advancement. A new study from UC San Diego’s Rady School of Management …
‘Extremely alarming’: ChatGPT and Gemini respond to high-risk questions about suicide — including details around methods
This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the U.S national suicide and crisis lifeline is available 24/7 by calling or texting 988. Artificial …
Just 1 minute of vigorous exercise a day could add years to your life
Briefly walking up a steep hill counts as exercise Greg Balfour Evans/Alamy If you don’t exercise for the sake of exercising, doing five or six vigorous activities, each lasting just …
A simple metal could solve the world’s plastic recycling problem
The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less complicated, frustrating and tedious. In a new study, Northwestern University chemists have introduced a new plastic upcycling process that can …