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We are living in an age of anxiety. A 2023 survey by the Mental Health Foundation found that one in five people in the UK experience…

Lea Pao, a professor of literature at Stanford University, has been experimenting with ways to get her students to learn offline. She has them memorize poems,…

March 5, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmIs the key to better aging all in our mind?Many older adults improve their physical and cognitive…

Last November, the UK government announced a bold plan to phase out animal testing in some areas of research. Animal tests for skin irritation are scheduled…

Nature, Published online: 27 February 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00621-wAndrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.

Teenage girls in Europe have the highest rate of tobacco use in their age group around the world, while one in seven adolescents across the continent…

February 23, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmAncient art could hold clues to the origins of written languageThousands of markings on objects made around…

February 19, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmAlzheimer’s blood tests predict what age people will be when the disease may cause symptoms, study findsTests…

The last British prime minister to visit China was Theresa May in 2018. Before the visit, she and her team were advised to get dressed under…

Sir Keir Starmer is only one of the middle power leaders trekking to Beijing to renew relations. No one has forgotten China’s increasing international forcefulness, its…