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There are certain stereotypes about who Reform UK voters are: people who want “the old England” back, who think the country is going to the dogs…

October 28, 20252 min readThis New Shape Breaks an ‘Unbreakable’ 3D Geometry RuleThe noperthedron has a surprising property—which disproves a long-standing conjectureBy Emma R. Hasson edited…

A type of brain cell called astrocytes play a crucial role in stabilizing memories in the brain.Credit: Jose Calvo/SPLWhy are we able to remember emotional events…

When the gut health revolution began a decade or so ago, few could have predicted the sheer variety of pre- and probiotic foods that we would come to embrace…

RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 17 September 2025 Organelles called peroxisomes have been found to have a role in heat generation in fat tissue, and use a mechanism independent…

It is the greatest duet, performed solo. Ventriloquism acts became a popular entertainment in the 18th century and have flickered in and out of favour ever…

The 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship is set to tee off Thursday at 8:20 a.m. ET, which marks the beginning of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. The…

There are more than a hundred ways to prepare a potato, and thousands of stories have begun with a shot of vodka distilled from this tuber.…

Hidden Lake Bursts through Greenland Ice in ‘Extremely Surprising’ EventWater usually flows downward, but something strange happened under Greenland’s ice sheet when a deluge punched through…

The Surprising Math and Physics behind the 2026 World Cup Soccer BallHere’s how the new tetrahedron-based design for the “Trionda” soccer ball may affect next year’s…