SCIENCE

Our big brains may have evolved because of placental sex hormones
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . June 20, 2025
Exposure to hormones in utero could affect human brain growth Peter Dazeley/Getty Images The human brain is one of the most complex objects in the

The prospectors hunting hydrogen along a US continental rift
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . June 17, 2025
New Scientist visited a hydrogen well in Kansas Hyterra/Adler Grey The drilling rig rises several stories above a field normally full of grazing cattle. Though

How a US agriculture agency became key in the fight against bird flu
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . June 14, 2025
A dangerous strain of bird flu is spreading in US livestock MediaMedium/Alamy Since Donald Trump assumed office in January, the leading US public health agency

Meta’s AI memorised books verbatim – that could cost it billions
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . June 11, 2025
In April, book authors and publishers protested Meta’s use of copyrighted books to train AI Vuk Valcic/Alamy Live News Billions of dollars are at stake

US stops endorsing covid-19 shots for kids – are other vaccines next?
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . June 8, 2025
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy Jr Tasos Katopodis/Getty One of the top vaccine experts at the US Centers for Disease

Is ADHD on the rise? No – but that answer doesn’t tell the whole story
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . June 5, 2025
There are concerns that more children are being diagnosed with ADHD Imgorthand/Getty Images Is ADHD in children on the rise? An assessment of thousands of

Any wall can be turned into a camera to see around corners
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . June 2, 2025
Technology for seeing around corners would be of use to the military Matthew Horwood/Getty Images An ordinary camera could soon take photos of things that

First evidence of ancient birds nesting above the Arctic circle
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . May 30, 2025
Illustration of ancient birds nesting above the Arctic circle Gabriel Ugueto Newly discovered bone fragments from Alaska suggest birds have been breeding and nesting in

Cord blood banking is not living up to its promise
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . May 27, 2025
Banking a baby’s umbilical cord blood was once seen as a reasonable way to protect their future health, but much of that potential has turned

Trump’s Golden Dome defence project could spur a space arms race
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . May 24, 2025
US President Donald Trump (left), accompanied by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (right), announces the Golden Dome missile defense shield CHRIS KLEPONIS/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock US President