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What a strand of hair may reveal about the bond between mother and child

Oxytocin levels can reflect long-term emotional connection, Ben-Gurion University study finds.

An illustration of a mother feeding a baby a bottle of formula.
A man hugging his dog

Man's oldest friend: Dogs have been around for over 15,000 years, genetic study shows

CHILDREN’S DIFFICULTIES were linked less to mobilization and more to the level of burnout experienced by the parent who remained at home, according to the researcher

Parental burnout, not military deployment alone, drives children’s wartime stress - study

 Study finds: No safe amount for consumption of processed meat.

Large study links ultra-processed foods to ADHD risk in preschoolers


Ancient Mesopotamians felt happiness in liver, anger in feet

According to a recent study, ancient Mesopotamians experienced emotions differently from modern humans.

 Feeling it in their knees?

Exaggeration and embellishment: Study shows user language distorts ChatGPT information

The results show that ChatGPT provides higher casualty figures when asked in the language of the attacked group.

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Ultra-processed foods linked to accelerated aging, study finds

Ultra-processed foods include packaged snacks, sugary drinks, reconstituted meat products, instant noodles.

 Food factory production line.

Barbarian warriors carried miniature spoons to snort stimulants before battles, study suggests

Germanic communities could have had access to stimulant plants such as poppy, hops, hemp, henbane, belladonna, and various fungi.

 Snorted stimulants. Barbaric warriors. Illustration.

Since 1872, only seven were ever seen: World's rarest whale goes under the surgeon's knife

The spade-toothed whale has never been seen alive, and scientists know almost nothing about the species.

 Black Dolphins cut in the Faroe Islands. Illustration.

7,500-year-old Ubaid clay figurine unearthed at Bahra 1 in Kuwait

The figurine features an elongated skull and slanting eyes, characteristic of Ubaid culture.

 An anthropomorphic clay head.

New study reveals manufacturing secrets of the ancient Nebra Sky Disc

Analysis shows disc was produced using ten cycles of heating to 700°C and forging, demonstrating advanced Bronze Age craftsmanship.

 The Nebra Sky Disc.

‘Homo bigheads’: Newfound human species roamed China’s woodlands with extra-large heads

Early humans of Homo juluensis had a large head shape, with measurements notably larger than those of Neanderthals and Homo sapiens.

 A Denisovan in the jungle. Illustration.

Mars moons may have been a part of something much bigger

In 2026, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency plans to launch the Mars Moons eXploration (MMX) mission.

 Mars’ moon Phobos.

NASA's startling discovery: an abandoned city buried deep beneath the ice

The discovery occurred while the NASA team was testing the Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR) system aboard a Gulfstream III aircraft.

 Climb at Katla Ice Cave.