SCIENCE

X-ray boosting fabric could make mammograms less painful
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . June 29, 2025
Mammograms can be painful, but they may not need to be Daria Artemenko/Alamy Getting an X-ray can be uncomfortable – you may have to lay

What sleep scientists recommend doing to fall asleep more easily
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . June 26, 2025
A restless mind is one of the most common barriers to sleep Andrii Lysenko/Getty Images Perhaps it’s age or the hot weather, but sleep is

Stunning first images show the power of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . June 23, 2025
The Trifid (upper-right) and Lagoon (centre) Nebulae as viewed with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory A pink-and-blue feast of stellar

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