SCIENCE

The world’s climate is in uncharted territory, warns major report
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . March 19, 2025
Meltwater runs off the Bråsvellbreen Glacier in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images Unprecedented levels of ocean heat, ice melt and

The surprising new idea behind what sparked life on Earth
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . March 16, 2025
Sparks between water droplets may have started life as we know it Shutterstock/Perry Correll The first molecules necessary for life on Earth could have been

The 13 drugs and supplements that could slow brain ageing
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . March 13, 2025
Our actual age can differ from the age our brain appears to be Julien Tromeur / Alamy Seven genes have been linked to particularly fast

Thousands join Stand Up for Science rallies across the US
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . March 10, 2025
Stand Up for Science rally in Washington Square Park in New York City on 7 March James Dinneen Thousands of people in cities across the

Intuitive Machines: Athena lander reached the moon – but seems to have fallen over
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . March 7, 2025
The IM-2 mission in low lunar orbit Intuitive Machines Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander has made it to the moon, but it seems to have fallen

US military wants to grow giant biological structures in space
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . March 4, 2025
DARPA envisions growing structures hundreds of metres long Science Photo Library / Alamy Stock Photo The US military is brainstorming ways to build large structures

US scientists rebuild climate risk map deleted from government site
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . March 1, 2025
The FEMA map detailed how climate change could affect the risk of various hazards across the US Andrii Biletskyi/Alamy Researchers in the US are pushing

Hunter-gatherers get less sleep than people in industrial societies
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . February 26, 2025
Members of the Himba community in Namibia get just 5.5 hours of sleep a night on average Nick Fox / Alamy Much has been written

Hair conditioner made from wood is black and smelly, but eco-friendly
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . February 23, 2025
The black hair conditioner on the left is derived from the wood powder on the right Fengyang Wang/Stockholm University This sustainable, wood-based hair conditioner may

USAID funding freeze devastates reproductive healthcare worldwide
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . February 20, 2025
Women lining up at a mobile tent for reproductive health services at a clinic in Zimbabwe MSI Zimbabwe/Arete/Tendai Marima The day Donald Trump took office