SCIENCE

Steadfast lifestyle changes seem best to improve cognitive decline
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 29, 2025
Regular exercise could help keep us sharp YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images A structured course of exercise, diet, cognitive challenges and social engagement seems to

Solar drone with wingspan wider than jumbo jet could fly for months
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 26, 2025
The Skydweller drone Skydweller A solar-powered surveillance drone with a wingspan larger than a Boeing 747 jumbo jet could fly for weeks or months at

Ancient ‘terror birds’ may have been no match for hungry giant caimans
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 23, 2025
Artist’s impression of an encounter between an ancient caiman and a terror bird Julian Bayona Becerra About 13 million years ago in a vast South

Your chance of having a boy or girl may not be 50/50
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 20, 2025
A woman’s age may determine whether she has only sons or daughters Marko Pekic/Getty Images You may assume that a woman’s chance of having a

Neanderthal groups had their own local food culture
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 17, 2025
An illustration of a Neanderthal group preparing food LUIS MONTANYA/MARTA MONTANYA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Neanderthals may have had traditional ways of preparing food that were particular

LIGO has spotted the most massive black hole collision ever detected
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 14, 2025
Illustration of merging of black holes Shutterstock / Jurik Peter A record-breaking black hole smash-up just expanded our view of the universe’s most extreme inhabitants.

Hay fever relief could come in the form of a nasal ‘molecular shield’
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 11, 2025
Sneezing and coughing are common hay fever symptoms mohammad hosein safaei/Unsplash People with hay fever could one day benefit from a first-of-its-kind “molecular shield” that

Forests’ vanishing snow is also bad news for carbon storage
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 8, 2025
Forests like Mount Mansfield State Forest in Vermont are losing their snowpacks Douglas Rissing/Getty Images Many forests are losing their winter snowpack as global temperatures

Ancient mass extinction shows how Earth turned into a super-greenhouse
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 5, 2025
Global warming is causing forest die-offs today, just as it did during the Permian-Triassic extinction event INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images After a sharp rise

Ancient DNA reveals make-up of Roman Empire’s favourite sauce
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 2, 2025
A modern recreation of garum, a fermented fish sauce dating back to Roman times Alexander Mychko / Alamy Fermented fish sauce, or garum, was an