7 h. ago Watch: Scientists discover Orcas using seaweed for surprising behaviour in drone footage

The strange ritual, dubbed allokelping, is thought to strengthen social bonds within orca pods

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9 h. ago Orcas make seaweed tools to scratch each other’s backs, study suggests

Scientists spotted the behaviour in drone footage of orcas in the Salish Sea, in the inland waters of the US state of Washington.

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9 h. ago Orcas observed ‘making seaweed tools’ to massage each other, study suggests

Scientists observed the surprising social behaviour, dubbed allokelping, in drone footage of killer whales

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9 h. ago Orcas make seaweed tools to scratch each other’s backs, new research finds

Killer whales were observed detaching lengths of seaweed and massaging each other with it in the wild, a new study has suggested - making waves in the scientific community

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28 h. ago Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's 'mysterious' visit to Area 51 marks 'milestone' in next

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth secretly visited the remote Area 51 air base for a 'mysterious show-and-tell,' a study of flight-tracking data suggests.

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4 d. ago Charging for plastic shopping bags can actually lead to cleaner beaches, study shows

The study suggests full bans and fees on plastic bags are more effective than partial bans

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4 d. ago Scientists say one approach to 'fasting diets' loses more weight than any others

Alternate day fasting, where a person eats normally one day and fasts the next, is more effective than other forms of intermittent fasting and calorie restriction, a new study suggests.

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5 d. ago How you take your coffee could lower your risk of death, according to new study

Cream? Sugar? Oat milk? The way you take your coffee could lengthen or shorten your life, the study suggests

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6 d. ago Female baboons with strong relationship to fathers found to live longer

Study suggests role of male parents may be under-appreciated in some primate speciesIf male baboons were subject to the same kind of cultural commentary as humans, the phrase “deadbeat dads” might be called for, such is the primate’s relatively limited involvement in raising their young.But a study suggests that even their little effort might go a long way, with female baboons who experience a stronger relationship with their fathers when young tending to live longer as adults. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Weight loss jabs may achieve less drastic results outside trials, study suggests

Patients in real world shed less weight than in clinical settings and may benefit more from bariatric surgeryPeople using weight loss jabs shed far fewer pounds in the real world than in clinical trials, researchers have found.Jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, which contain the drugs semaglutide and tirzepatide respectively, have transformed the treatment of obesity, with studies suggesting the former can help people lose up to 20% of their body weight after 72 weeks of treatment. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Ice Age cave find upends what we know about Australia’s first people

Glacier landscapes may not have been hurdles for early human migration, study suggests

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7 d. ago One MILLION workers on the verge of quitting their jobs over illness or poor mental health, study suggests

The fragility of the workforce is a 'direct challenge' to the Government's ambition to grow the economy and boost living standards, the Work Foundation warned.

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1 week ago Society may have overestimated risk of the ‘manosphere’, UK researchers say

Many who engage are ‘discriminating and value-driven’, with a minority consuming ‘extremely misogynistic content’, study for Ofcom suggestsMen who engage in the online “manosphere” and the content of Andrew Tate are often able to express a “strong commitment to equal treatment and fairness”, according to research commissioned by Ofcom.Prompted by growing concerns about internet misogyny, researchers for the UK communications regulator followed the journeys of dozens of men through online content ranging from the US podcaster Joe Rogan to forums for “incels” (involuntary celibates). They found that while a minority encountered “extremely misogynistic content”, many users of the manosphere were critically engaged, selective and capable of discarding messages that did not resonate with their values. Continue reading...

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1 week ago More than two in three university students in paid jobs while studying – survey

Undergraduates are spending less time on their independent study as more take on employment, a report suggests.

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1 week ago Diet mistake could trigger deadly Parkinson's, study suggests

The researchers studied 88 Parkinson's participants and found they had a less diverse gut microbiome-the community of 'friendly' bacteria that live in the gut and communicate with the brain.

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2 w. ago Alzheimer’s blood test can spot people with early symptoms, study suggests

New test accurately diagnoses dementia by examining two proteins in blood plasma, US researchers findA new blood test for Alzheimer’s disease can accurately detect people with early symptoms, research suggests.Experts from the Mayo Clinic in the US have provided further evidence that blood tests can work to accurately diagnose dementia by examining two proteins in blood plasma. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Exercise as important as drugs in keeping cancer at bay, suggests major new study

A first-of-its-kind experiment showed huge results

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3 w. ago Innovative treatment effective in patients with certain tumours, study suggests

Some 104 patients were earmarked for CAR T-cell therapy while 52 were given standard care.

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3 w. ago Are there billions more people on earth than we thought? If so, it’s no bad thing | Jonathan Kennedy

A study suggests the global population has been undercounted – but we shouldn’t let the overpopulation alarmists win the argumentAccording to the UN, the world’s population stands at just over 8.2 billion. However, a recent study suggests the figure could be hundreds of millions or even billions higher. This news might sound terrifying, but it is important to remember that anxieties about overpopulation are rarely just about the numbers. They reflect power struggles over which lives matter, who is a burden or a threat and ultimately what the future should look like.The world’s population reached 1 billion just after the turn of the 19th century. The number of people on the planet then began to grow exponentially, doubling to 2 billion by about 1925 and again to 4 billion about 50 years later. On 15 November 2022, the UN announced the birth of the eight billionth human.Jonathan Kennedy teaches politics and global health at Queen Mary University of London, and is the author of Pathoge...

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3 w. ago AI test could help to cut the risk of dying from prostate cancer by half, study suggests

From examining images of tumours it was able to identify patients who could benefit from a 'game-changer' drug by picking out features invisible to the human eye.

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