It may be worth managing your notifications so they pop up less often shironosov/Getty Images Seeing notifications from social media apps seems to throw us off course for several seconds – even if we don’t open them. Hippolyte Fournier at Lumière University Lyon 2 in France has long been interested in understanding attention and how…
August 22, 2025 3 min read Pastel Pink Lobsters, Goofy-Looking Squid Among Deep-Sea Oddities Discovered in Ocean Abyss Researchers spied a wild array of life, including dozens of suspected new species, in an underwater gorge By Ashley Balzer Vigil edited by Andrea Thompson A glass squid floats in the deep sea. ROV Subastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute…
Can we add quantumness to the internet to make it more secure? NicoElNino / Alamy The US military has launched an initiative to determine how quantum devices and particles could augment traditional communication networks – like those that make up the internet – to make them more secure. Quantum networks that share information via particles’…
At the end of its life, the phoenix goes out in style. With a loud cry, the crimson bird bursts into flames. Then from a pile of ash, a baby bird pokes out its tiny head. The phoenix has burned, but it is born anew. This story is common to ancient Greek and Egyptian mythology….
During her training in anthropology, Dorsa Amir, now at Duke University, became fascinated with the Müller-Lyer illusion. The illusion is simple: one long horizontal line is flanked by arrowheads on either side. Whether the arrowheads are pointing inward or outward dramatically changes the perceived length of the line—people tend to see it as longer when…
Scientists have found another reason why we should spend more time in nature Colin Anderson/Blend Images LLC/Getty Images So-called “forest bathing” is known to have psychological benefits, including reducing stress and anxiety, but now research suggests it also boosts physical health by lowering blood pressure and inflammation. Also known as shinrin yoku, the Japanese practice…
Fall is approaching and respiratory virus season is on its way. While many people in the United States would normally be rolling up their sleeves for annual vaccines, shifting federal guidelines have injected uncertainty into who can get COVID-19 shots this year. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to soon sign off on…
August 22, 2025 2 min read Heat and Rain Can Help Predict When Dengue Will Surge A new analysis uncovers seasonal patterns of dengue, a mosquito-borne disease, across the Americas, which could help scientists anticipate future outbreaks By Mariana Lenharo & Nature magazine Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images Major dengue outbreaks in the Americas tend…
Antibiotic use can have knock-on effects on the immune system UrbanImages/Alamy Children exposed to antibiotics in the womb or early in life don’t generally have an increased risk of developing autoimmune conditions in adolescence, according to a study of more than 6 million children. But the relationship is complicated. The idea that antibiotics might contribute…
Like the Uranus’s other 28 moons, the newfound object spotted by JWST will be named after a William Shakespeare or Alexander Pope character.
