Is ADHD on the rise? No – but that answer doesn’t tell the whole story
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
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
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
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
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
Supergiant crustaceans may cover more than half of the deep-sea floor
Alicella gigantea, the world’s largest amphipod, may be more common than we had thought Maroni et al./Royal Society Open Science A giant crustacean that resembles
US east coast faces rising seas as crucial Atlantic current slows
The AMOC is a system of ocean currents that circulates water within the Atlantic Ocean NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio The slowdown of
China’s CO2 emissions have started falling – is this finally the peak?
A floating solar farm in Huainan City, China is part of the country’s renewable power build-out Imago / Alamy China, the world’s largest emitter of
Does intermittent fasting improve gut health? Why it’s hard to say
How does intermittent fasting change the gut microbiome? Oliver Leedham/Alamy Stock Photo There is evidence that intermittent fasting alters the gut microbiome, and while this
Failed Soviet probe will soon crash to Earth – and we don’t know where
A model of Kosmos 482, which was originally set to go to Venus Wikimedia Commons More than 50 years after its launch, a Soviet spacecraft