Sleeping pills disrupt how the brain clears waste
A common sleep medication prevents mice from effectively clearing away waste and toxins from their brain during sleep
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Walking 10,000 steps a day really does seem to make us healthier
The much-touted advice to take 10,000 steps a day for our health has been accused of lacking evidence, but new…
NASA’s cancelled moon rover calls 2026 crewed landing into question
The VIPER moon rover was due to launch in 2025 but NASA has suddenly cancelled it, citing budgetary issues, despite…
Zapping the brain with electricity makes us easier to hypnotise
Electrically stimulating part of the brain makes people more susceptible to hypnosis, which has shown promise for treating conditions such…
Ancient snake drawings are among the largest known rock art worldwide
Rock art along the Orinoco river in South America is made up of some of the largest etchings we know…
Your hands are probably about twice as heavy as you think they are
Experiments show that people consistently underestimate the weight of their own hands – a perceptual quirk that could be important…
Humans first reached China thousands of years earlier than we thought
A fresh look at an archaeological site in northern China that was excavated in the 1960s has confirmed Homo sapiens…
Chronic pain linked to distinctive patterns of brain activity
Better understanding the brain patterns linked to persistent pain could open the door to new treatments
Europa may have less oxygen to fuel life in its seas than we thought
The ocean on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa is one of the best places we have found to search for alien…
Watch 44 million atoms simulated using AI and a supercomputer
This simulation models a huge number of atoms in detail with the help of artificial intelligence