Spending regular time in nature appears to have strong psychological benefits. As more compelling evidence emerges, doctors are increasingly promoting our mental health by writing down the time between greenery or nearby water. While those recommendations may help some people, new research suggests that there is a fine line between …
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According to new research, an underground ‘conveyor belt’ of magma pushed over the Earth’s surface for millions of years was responsible for the longest eruption of supervolcans found on Earth, according to new research. Researchers say that due to changes in the seabed, channels were formed through which magma could …
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It has been 17 years since the coronavirus SARS-Kovi threatened a global epidemic. Thanks to the rapid efforts to eradicate the infection, the world’s population survived the worst. This time we were not so lucky. The only question that makes SARS-CoV-2 more contagious than its predecessor is that we are …
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Something that largely exists in just two dimensions, graphene seems everywhere. The super-thin ‘wonder material’ is famous not only for its incredible strength, but also for its unique, often surprising combination in thermal and electromagnetic properties. In recent times, graphene research has led to many bizarre experimental discoveries when scientists …
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Depicting how our species might look in the distant future often invites wild speculation on stand-out features such as height, brain size and skin color. The subtle shifts in our anatomy today show how predictable evolution can be. Take something as physical as an extra blood vessel in our hand, …
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