4+ hour, 51+ min ago  (958+ words) Sebastian Sawe ripped open a carbohydrate gel sachet and slurped it five minutes before the start of the 2026 London Marathon. Sixty minutes later, he inhaled another one before smashing through the two-hour marathon barrier. Sawe might have been the first…...

6+ hour, 16+ min ago  (696+ words) The World Health Organization declared an international health emergency on Sunday over an outbreak of an Ebola strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has killed more than 80 and for which there is no vaccine. Fears of further spread…...

7+ hour, 10+ min ago  (300+ words) A new study has revealed a previously hidden layer of the human genome....

9+ hour, 2+ min ago  (314+ words) Getting older might seem like a slow, gradual process " but research suggests that this is not always the case....

14+ hour, 35+ min ago  (283+ words) For decades, Antarctica seemed to defy global warming....

18+ hour, 35+ min ago  (285+ words) Diving into virtual reality (VR) can do some strange things to the brain, as a new study highlights....

21+ hour, 35+ min ago  (726+ words) The Roman Empire helped transform humanity for centuries during its reign, then left a legacy that has continued to influence civilization ever since. Even the ancient Romans had to stand on giants' shoulders, though. That includes not just earlier civilizations…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (514+ words) In our research in the British Library's medieval collections, we have identified a previously unnoticed document that provides fresh insights into the survivors of the outbreak of plague known as the Black Death (134653)....

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (364+ words) We may have accidentally detected dark matter back in 2019....

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (317+ words) Yawning is contagious....