Hormonal changes and the end of the female cycle As a woman gets older, the number and quality of her egg cells decline, making later pregnancies more challenging and sometimes riskier. Around age ...

#10 – Bell X-1 “Glamorous Glennis” Technically speaking, the Bell X-1 isn’t the fastest fighter jet in history. However, it set the stage for future technologies that revolutionized ...

Why do planes fly so high? It’s not just to avoid mountains, clouds, or turbulence. The main reason is air density. At high altitudes, the air is thinner, which means less drag and better fuel ...

For months, astronomers were concerned that a newly discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, could collide with Earth in 2032. But thanks to new data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), we now know ...

The idea of infrared saunas, which originated in Japan, is relatively new—and it’s attracting both interest and skepticism.

New Danish study raises concerns about tattoos A study from Denmark, published in BMC Public Health and conducted on twins, offers a new insight: people with large tattoos are more likely to be ...

The outcome of the Berlin conference The Berlin Conference made the division of Africa official. To claim control over a region, each European power had to demonstrate effective occupation. This ...

The discovery of Mendeleev’s periodic table The first version of Mendeleev’s periodic table, published in 1869, was reportedly completed in just one day. Historians have pieced together what ...

The wreck was discovered in 2008 by Namibian miners and is believed to be the Bom Jesus (“Good Jesus”), a Portuguese ship that sank in the 16th century.On board was a treasure trove of ...

How can we make robots’ movements more fluid and flexible? The answer could be to give them human-like muscles. This was the goal of an MIT team, who created a muscle-like structure similar to a ...

Trying to lose weight? Be careful when choosing your diet. A new study published in Nature suggests that drastically cutting carbs—like fruits, potatoes, wheat, rice, corn, lentils, and beans ...

The MIT Media Lab and OpenAI joined forces to study how users interact with ChatGPT, focusing on emotional engagement, or affective use, and its impact on well-being.They ran two studies: the ...