Standing Desks Are 'Fashionable' Without Any Real Benefits, Says Research
Following an analysis of studies into their benefits, researchers have come up with a loud, resounding “meh”.
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Following an analysis of studies into their benefits, researchers have come up with a loud, resounding “meh”.
Multiple gene panel testing may be a cheaper, more accessible way to investigate the heritability of breast cancer, but it comes with ethical issues, according to a recent Australian study. Read more >>
So when someone asks you about it, you can sound like some sort of science wizard.
The timelapse of these Californian wildfires is absolutely apocalyptic. Read More >>
Different species of carnivores don’t get along, but recently, zoologists found that two predators are teaming up to both survive and haunt your nightmares.
Other findings included another warrior buried atop his shield, and a woman who had died during childbirth.
A bite to the neck and a clean getaway—that’s what a vampire needs. A group of students from the University of Leicester calculated exactly how long a vampire would need to accomplish those two things
ITER will be the world’s biggest experimental tokamak nuclear fusion reactor, but engineers are currently toiling with building the damn thing and it’s magnets are proving to be a challenge.
The dense clump of dust orbiting around a young star may well show a planet in the very earliest stages of formation.
We're not talking about curries, mind.
A 17th-century manuscript describes a procedure for making mercury — a substance that alchemists thought could turn lead into gold.
The newly discovered 'switch' turns lazy swimmers into vigorous ones by tricking them into thinking they're near an egg.
BICEP3 began taking new data at the South Pole this week, in hopes of succeeding where its earlier incarnation failed.
This amazing expanding material is based on Islamic art. Read More >>
An experimental vaccine for Dengue fever has been tested on participants—none of whom went on to show any signs of illness.
The Egyptian antiquities minister says this news could lead to the discovery of the century.
