Retinol's anti-ageing effects may work by changing your skin microbes
Retinol, which is commonly added to anti-ageing skincare products, may improve hydration by interacting with bacteria on the skin Source link
Raindrop-powered generator harvests electricity from the weather
Putting raindrops to work is an unusual idea Derek Croucher / Alamy A generator that harvests the pitter-patter of raindrops can produce enough electricity to
A microscopic diving board can cheat the second law of thermodynamics
Not all diving boards obey the laws of thermodynamics vm/Getty Images A microscopic version of a diving board has been driven to cheat the second
When did human ancestors start walking on two legs?
Anthropologists have been arguing for 20 years about whether Sahelanthropus, a hominin that lived about 7 million years ago, was one of the first bipedal
Britain saw centuries of economic growth under Roman rule
A hoard of Roman gold coins found below the floor of a Roman house in Corbridge, UK World History Archive/Alamy After the Romans conquered Britain
The benefits of anti-ageing medicines will outweigh the downsides
The field of anti-ageing medicine has exploded in recent years as discoveries about the fundamental biology of ageing are translated into experimental therapies. The latest
Time ticks faster on the moon by 57 microseconds per Earth day
With lunar exploration ramping up, NASA has been tasked with defining a time zone for the moon. New calculations show that time is ever so
Trilobites preserved in incredible detail by Pompeii-style eruption
A 3D reconstruction of one of the trilobite fossils Arnaud Mazurier/University of Poitiers A fossil site in Morocco has been called the “Pompeii of trilobites”
Quantum ‘super behaviour’ could create energy seemingly from nothing
Quantum states can be surprisingly energetic David Wall/Getty In quantum mechanics, the whole can be much greater than the sum of its parts, according to
Tropical storms like Alberto can lead to years of declining incomes
Houses in Texas surrounded by floodwater from Tropical Storm Alberto in June 2024 Brandon Bell/Getty Parts of Texas and Mexico were hit by flooding this