Experiencing insomnia in middle age can pose a higher risk of poorer cognitive function later in life, according to a study published in the Journal of Aging Health. The authors
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Microplastics are deposited in river floodplains and carried down to deeper levels, according to a study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment. Local topography, frequency of floods,
An European consortium including universities from Spain, Italy and Germany has received €2.5 million from the European Innovation Council (EIC) to develop a way to deorbit space debris. The consortium
The world’s first rapid testing facility for tidal turbine blades has just opened for business in Scotland, UK. Researchers believe this will help develop marine energy technologies as well as
Changes in sex hormones during menopause increases risk of cardiovascular problems
Changes in sex hormones during menopause lead to increases in bad cholesterol levels, according to a study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a publication from the European
A team of researchers from the University of Oxford, UK, managed to power a microprocessor for a whole year using nothing but algae, light, and water, according to a study
Climate change is driving the pine beauty moth north 50 years before earlier predictions
In Finland, the pine pest Panolis flammea — commonly known as pine beauty moth — is shifting its range northward to escape climate change 50 years ahead of earlier predictions,
Stradivarius is still the violin of choice from violin makers, according to a study published in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. The results suggest that the Stradivarius
A team of researchers from the University of Bristol, UK, identified the most intense heat waves ever recorded around the world, according to a study published in Science Advances. Surprisingly,
As the European debate over food labelling (FoP for Front of Pack labelling) continues in Brussels, criticism of the Nutri-Score system is growing and it is unwittingly uniting in opposition