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The summer solstice falls on June 20 or 21 every year in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's why this day is the longest day of the year, with the most hours of daylight.

No burial artifacts were recovered from the structure itself, but the surrounding area yielded over 80 Roman burials containing copper bracelets, coins, glass beads and a bone comb.

A new study provides crucial insights into the potential relationship between thyroid hormones, blood sugar, lipid levels, and their effects on Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Researchers explored the intricate roles of...

Scientists used CRISPR editing to make the world's 1st genetically modified snakes, giving new insight into how the reptiles develop their patterned scales

Two independent teams of researchers found that putting the silvery metal scandium under extreme pressure makes it into a superconductor at a temperature higher than any other element on its own

Gut microbes could be leveraged to block absorption of toxic metals, such as mercury, while promoting absorption of beneficial ones, like iron. The scientists focused on genes that enable bacteria to convert dangerous me...

Researchers reveal the idea of "holding one's liquor" is complex, particularly among heavy drinkers. The study shows that while individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) display less impairment after consuming a standa...

A 5-kilometre-deep well is supplying heat to the Eden Project visitor attraction in Cornwall, but despite the UK's significant resources, it lags behind other European countries in exploiting geothermal energy

Researchers unveiled key organizational principles in the brain, thanks to an intricate mapping of neurotransmitter receptors. The team, studying macaque brains, provided a deeper understanding of how our brain different...

Researchers used a computer model to find where the roughly 16.2 bits of microplastics inhaled by humans a week end up. What they found is troubling.

Extremely long necks probably helped ancient marine reptiles ambush prey in murky waters, but also made them easy targets for decapitation by predators

By combining a solar fuel cell that converts carbon dioxide into fuel with a plastic recycling system, researchers can create sustainable fuels and useful chemicals

Sara Imari Walker, who developed Assembly Theory with chemist Lee Cronin, explains how the theory's definition of life might help us find it on other planets

Physicists at the University of Konstanz have generated one of the shortest signals ever produced by humans: Using paired laser pulses, they succeeded in compressing a series of electron pulses to a numerically analyzed ...

Scientists suggest strange swirls across the outer layer of the brain might be used to link different parts of it together and help process information faster.

Unlike other erectile dysfunction treatments, Eroxon is a gel and doesn't require a doctor's prescription.

Days were once five hours shorter than they are now due to the moon's proximity to Earth, a new study suggests.

In a paper published today in Nature Communications, researchers from the Paul Drude Institute in Berlin, Germany, and the Instituto Balseiro, Bariloche, Argentina, demonstrated that light emitters with different resonan...

Waters around the UK and Ireland have been classified as experiencing a category 4 (extreme) marine heatwave, as the North Atlantic ocean continues to see extraordinary warmth

The Sony A1 is the biggest, baddest full-frame camera from Sony -- but is it really worth the high price tag?

Researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan University and Southern University of Science and Technology recently unveiled a possible connection between catastrophe theory, an area of ma...

How much water a fish drinks depends on the saltiness of its surroundings.