Research

Taking multiple medications together every day? You must read this

Nearly half of the world's older population takes five medications or more. Ostensibly – this is supposed to protect them. In practice – other things happen.

Pills
A woman laughing

This is an action we do not do often, but its effect on the body is crazy

The thymus

The organ doctors thought was useless turned out to be critical to health

A new study has found that playing a musical instrument is linked to improvement in memory and thinking skills

The simple hobby that may keep the brain sharp even in old age


Study determines: What to eat, and what to avoid – to reduce exposure to microplastics

Tiny particles originating from plastic are now found almost everywhere including food and beverages as new studies examine how our diet affects the level of exposure to them.

Microplastics

Adults with ADHD and autism symptoms are finally getting answers through specialized AuDHD testing

“Specialized AuDHD testing helps adults understand lifelong struggles as neurodivergence rather than personal failure.”

The scientific secret to upgrading attention and grades during exam season

Two breakthrough new studies prove that everything you thought about studying for exams and distractions is completely incorrect.

A student taking an exam

“Too precise to be accidental": Tehran researcher claims Great Pyramid was a 'cosmic beacon'

most attention-grabbing claim is that the pyramid’s latitude, often given as approximately 29.979234° N, resembles the speed of light, 299,792,458 meters per second.

 The Pyramid of Menkaure, the smallest of the three pyramids of Giza Plateau, Cairo

Are you also participating in the steps trend? Look what it does to your body

A massive study by Clalit among approximately 600,000 users discovered that step competitions in applications lead to a significant decrease in the risk of diabetes, stroke, and heart disease.

The steps trend

Less than one-fourth of Israeli teenagers trust country's leadership, study shows

"Teenagers in Israel are not asking to be spoken for," said National Student and Youth Council Chairman, Dror Cohen. "They are asking to be real partners."

Illustrative; Israeli students take part in a rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, in Jerusalem, December 18, 2024.

"Extreme, transient conditions": Never-before-seen material found in remnants of nuclear detonation

“Extreme, transient conditions produced by nuclear detonations can generate solid-state phases inaccessible to conventional synthesis,” wrote the researchers.

A mushroom cloud rises above Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands in 1946 handout provided by US Library of Congress; illustrative.

Anthropic says Claude mimicked extortion after absorbing tales of malevolent machines

After tests revealed coercive behavior under shutdown pressure, the firm will tighten oversight, retrain models, and add constraints to address misaligned survival incentives.

A person holding a smartphone displaying an AI folder with icons for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and Grok among a backdrop of greenery.

"Never seen in modern history": Experts outline an El Niño that may rewrite climate records

Climate models indicate the anomaly, expected to be one of the most intense in roughly a century and a half, will show its most severe effects between the autumn of 2026 and the winter of 2027.

 An almost empty tourist area of Plaka is seen on a rainy day in Athens as storm Byron continues to batter large parts of the country December 05, 2025 in Athens, Greece.

Study: Younger scientists produce more disruptive research

“You stick to a certain kind of idea or taste, and as time goes by you keep sticking to that," explained one of the researchers.

Person, hands and writing with tablet for research (illustrative)