Two quick tweaks can supercharge the health payoff of your walks
Researchers recommend adding 30-second bursts of faster pace and swinging arms to chest height to boost cardiovascular benefits and calorie burn.
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Late-stage trial finds a new pill extends survival for people with pancreatic cancer
'Personality determines life or death': Bold ravens near humans die younger - study
Water on Mars? Scientists discover 'bathtub ring' which may reveal contours of ancient ocean
Study: To fight dementia, stay optimistic
Every six-point increase on a standard optimism scale corresponded to a 15% reduction in the likelihood of developing the condition.
Finland announces 100-year study to uncover why Finns are so happy
The study will track about 200,000 children born between 2026 and 2029, along with their families, throughout their lives.
Just 30 minutes of sauna time tied to a sharper immune response
In a controlled trial, volunteers showed significant changes in inflammatory markers, heart rate and blood pressure after one session, a result that surprised researchers.
Attempts to soften negative messages backfire: This is how emojis undermine your professional image
Emojis showing negative emotions create a less professional perception, while positive ones may aid in specific cases
Greece’s Antikythera Mechanism upends timelines of technology
Researchers call the Antikythera Mechanism a 'computer' that 'breaks' the chronology of history, citing newly decoded functions uncovered long after its shipwreck.
Newly discovered fossil challenges idea of ape origins in east Africa - study
The remains, discovered in 2023 and 2024, are incomplete, and made up of only a few jawbone fragments and worn teeth.
Artemis II astronauts return to Earth after historic crewed mission to the Moon
After 10 days in space, Artemis II astronauts are set for a splashdown in the Pacific, marking humanity’s return to the Moon's vicinity for the first time since Apollo.
Only 5 times since the 1950s: Meteorologists warn of a Super El Niño
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the US assigned a 25% chance that El Niño could strengthen into a super El Niño by fall or early winter.
Tiny DNA tweak flips biological sex, researchers report
A study reports that a single nucleotide variant in the genome can make an XY individual develop as female and an XX individual develop as male.
Your cat is bored: It’s not just you, it’s also the food you give it
In controlled feeding experiments with twelve cats of different ages and genders, the team provided commercially available dry foods in a repeated cycle.
