Does milk and other dairy really reduce the risk of colorectal cancer?
Consuming dairy is increasingly being linked to a lower risk of colorectal cancer, but the true relationship between the two is hard to untangle
Blue Ghost spacecraft makes second-ever commercial landing on the moon
The second-ever commercial landing on the moon comes amid a flurry of lunar exploration activity that will see around a dozen missions this year alone
US scientists rebuild climate risk map deleted from government site
When the US Federal Emergency Management Agency removed a map of future climate hazards from its website, researchers built their own version
Electronic tongue could let you taste cake in virtual reality
Virtual reality could get more realistic thanks to scientists inventing an artificial tongue that can taste flavours, such as sourness and umami
Is OpenAI hitting a wall with huge and expensive GPT-4.5 model?
Some researchers think OpenAI's giant and expensive latest model is a sign that tech companies cannot keep making progress by continually scaling up
Stone tools help monkeys thrive in hostile habitats
Golden-bellied capuchins are usually found in humid forests, but some populations appear to have adapted to life in drier habitats with the help of stone tools
Shock discovery tears up the rules of time and space inside a computer
Time and memory space are the two main constraints on what we can compute, and understanding their relationship is a key part of computational complexity research
NASA set to launch SPHEREx space telescope to scan entire sky
NASA's newest space telescope will scan the entire sky in a range of near-infrared wavelengths to help astronomers better understand the evolution of the universe and search for promising spots for extraterrestrial life
We now know how much emissions have delayed the next glacial period
Changes in Earth’s orbit drive long-term glacial cycles, but a new forecast suggests this ancient pattern is being disrupted for tens of thousands of years due to human-induced global warming
Why the world’s longevity hotspots may not be all they seem
Blue Zones, places home to an unusual number of centenarians, are looked to for their secrets to living healthier lives – but are they even real?