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Is stress turning my hair grey?
Oksana Klymenko/Shutterstock When we start to go grey depends a lot on genetics. Your first grey hairs usually…
Did Romans really fight rhinos? Sports historian explains the truth behind the battle scenes in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II
In the trailer for Ridley Scott’s hotly anticipated sequel to Gladiator (2000), a new gladiator (played by Paul…
Meta has launched the world’s ‘most advanced’ glasses. Will they replace smartphones?
Martie-Louise Verreynne, The University of Queensland Humans are increasingly engaging with wearable technology as it becomes more adaptable…
Greener nanomaterials could transform how our everyday stuff is made
Silica nanomaterial could help advance medicines and improve controlled drug release. Love Employee/Shutterstock Amber Keegan, University of Sheffield…
Scientists recently studied the body of one of the world’s strongest men. This is what they found
Justin Keogh, Bond University and Tom Balshaw, Loughborough University The development of “superhuman” strength and power has long…
Poor indoor air quality isn’t just making us sick – it’s also polluting our cities
Dragos Asaftei/Shutterstock According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is one of the greatest environmental health…
DNA reveals secrets of cave-dwelling medieval community that survived conquest and epidemics
Las Gobas. GPAC, Author provided Anders Götherström, Stockholm University and Ricardo Rodriguez Varela, Stockholm University In a new…
A ‘ring of fire’ eclipse is set to thrill skywatchers over South America and the Pacific
A maximum annular eclipse or “ring of fire” is due to be seen in Argentina and Chile on…
Meta’s AI-powered smart glasses raise concerns about privacy and user data
Victoria (Vicky) McArthur, Carleton University
How gravitational waves could help detect Star Trek-style warp drive spaceships
Katy Clough, Queen Mary University of London; Sebastian Khan, Cardiff University, and Tim Dietrich, University of Potsdam How…