China is converting vacant primary schools and kindergartens into elderly care facilities as falling birth rates and a shrinking youth population leave classrooms empty while demand for services for older people increases.
Researchers have stunned the synthetic biology community by resurrecting “dead” bacterial cells through the transplantation of complete genomes from other species. Reported this month on the preprint server bioRxiv, the technique could
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Chinese scientists have successfully tested a solid rocket engine at a simulated depth of 200 metres, far beyond the typical operating depths of submarine-launched ballistic missiles, raising the prospect of deeper and
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The past 11 years have marked an unprecedented streak of extreme global temperatures, with 2025 ranking as the second or third hottest year since modern observations began, according to the World Meteorological
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Humans have long considered themselves separate from the rest of the natural world, a view embedded in philosophy, religion, and modern science. Yet emerging research is challenging this assumption, revealing that the
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Despite being the most universal human experience, aging remains a scientific enigma. A recent survey conducted at the Gordon Research Conference in Newry, Maine, has revealed just how little consensus exists among
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NASA is revising its Artemis moon-landing plans, reducing Boeing Co.’s Space Launch System (SLS) role while elevating SpaceX’s Starship rocket to carry astronauts to lunar orbit, according to people familiar with the
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Erectile dysfunction (ED) has long been associated with older men, yet a growing number of younger men are experiencing the condition, often triggered by performance anxiety rather than biological factors. As reported
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A deadly outbreak of meningitis in Kent has jolted students, families and health officials, exposing the speed and severity with which the infection can spread through tightly knit communities. Two young people—a
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Archaeologists working in south-eastern Spain have uncovered rare evidence that sheds new light on how textiles were produced more than three millennia ago. The discovery of charred wooden timbers, plant-fiber ropes, and
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Astronomers at the University of Oxford have announced the discovery of a planet so extreme it evokes visions of literal hell. Known only as L 98-59d, the world is cloaked in a
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People living with Parkinson’s disease may experience the world of scent very differently, according to new research suggesting the condition reduces enjoyment of pleasant smells such as lemon. Scientists say the discovery
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Birth rates across the world have been falling dramatically for decades, sparking political debate and economic concern in many countries. But new research suggests the reasons behind the global fertility decline are
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Brazilian scientists have identified a new species of giant dinosaur whose closest known relative was discovered in Spain, offering fresh evidence that parts of South America, Africa and Europe were connected by
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For many adults, the end of the day is defined by familiar rituals: a cup of tea, a chapter of a book, or a quiet moment of reflection. For members of Generation
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For the first time, scientists have observed the creation of one of the universe’s most extreme objects — a dense, rapidly spinning magnetar with a magnetic field trillions of times stronger than
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