SCIENCE
NHS talking therapies seem to be less effective for younger adults
NHS talking therapies give people access to science-based self-help interventions and psychotherapyGalina Zhigalova/Getty Images A type of psychotherapy available on…
Could we get quantum spookiness even without entanglement?
Light particles seem to exhibit quantum weirdness even when they aren’t entangledWLADIMIR BULGAR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Particles that don’t seem to…
Kamchatka earthquake response shows tsunami warnings are improving
The coastline of Shiogama, Japan as a tsunami warning had been issued after a huge earthquakeAsahi Shimbun via Getty Images…
Steadfast lifestyle changes seem best to improve cognitive decline
Regular exercise could help keep us sharpYOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images A structured course of exercise, diet, cognitive challenges and…
Solar drone with wingspan wider than jumbo jet could fly for months
The Skydweller droneSkydweller A solar-powered surveillance drone with a wingspan larger than a Boeing 747 jumbo jet could fly for…
Ancient ‘terror birds’ may have been no match for hungry giant caimans
Artist’s impression of an encounter between an ancient caiman and a terror birdJulian Bayona Becerra About 13 million years ago…
Your chance of having a boy or girl may not be 50/50
A woman’s age may determine whether she has only sons or daughtersMarko Pekic/Getty Images You may assume that a woman’s…
Neanderthal groups had their own local food culture
An illustration of a Neanderthal group preparing foodLUIS MONTANYA/MARTA MONTANYA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Neanderthals may have had traditional ways of preparing…
LIGO has spotted the most massive black hole collision ever detected
Illustration of merging of black holesShutterstock / Jurik Peter A record-breaking black hole smash-up just expanded our view of the…
Hay fever relief could come in the form of a nasal ‘molecular shield’
Sneezing and coughing are common hay fever symptomsmohammad hosein safaei/Unsplash People with hay fever could one day benefit from a…