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Mystery of the ancient giant stone jars of Laos may have been solved

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 8:01pm
In central Laos, the landscape is littered with enormous stone jars, some 3 metres high, and we may be closer to understanding how and when they were used
Categories: Astronomy

Flotation tanks deployed to combat PTSD after devastating wildfires

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 1:00pm
Maui in Hawaii experienced some of the worst wildfires in US history in 2023. Amid concerns of a PTSD epidemic, flotation tanks are being deployed to the island to help restore people's mental health
Categories: Astronomy

Floatation tanks deployed to combat PTSD after devastating wildfires

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 1:00pm
Maui in Hawaii experienced some of the worst wildfires in US history in 2023. Amid concerns of a PTSD epidemic, floatation tanks are being deployed to the island to help restore people's mental health
Categories: Astronomy

What is love? Even a meeting on the subject can't find the answer

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 12:00pm
Scientists recently gathered for a conference called Love, Actually and in Theory, but didn't settle on a definition of the topic at hand
Categories: Astronomy

How I used psychology to come back from the worst year of my life

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 12:00pm
Work, illness, divorce: life is riddled with stressors out of your control. But research is revealing new ways to cope with these challenges and find hope instead of despair
Categories: Astronomy

The 3 things you need to know about protein, according to an expert

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 10:00am
Why have so many people become fixated on protein? Donald Layman is one of the people behind the research showing the benefits of getting more protein in your diet, but he thinks things have gone too far and wants to set the record straight
Categories: Astronomy

The Ebola emergency shines a light on the urgent need for new vaccines

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 9:11am
A little-known strain of Ebola virus is behind an ongoing health emergency, prompting researchers to call for the acceleration of vaccine candidates against such infections
Categories: Astronomy

Your body clock has seasonal rhythms and it matters for vaccines

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 8:00am
We think of our body clock ticking over on a 24-hour cycle, but evidence is growing that it has seasonal rhythms, which could affect our response to vaccines
Categories: Astronomy

The ‘doomsday’ glacier’s giant ice shelf is about to break away

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 6:00am
The floating ice shelf of world’s widest glacier – Thwaites glacier in Antarctica – is detaching, with worrying implications for global sea-level rise
Categories: Astronomy

The hidden pockets of the universe where the future can cause the past

Mon, 05/18/2026 - 5:00am
Inside some very special black holes, there may be a boundary called a Cauchy horizon. Columnist Leah Crane explores the place beyond which physics breaks and anything is possible
Categories: Astronomy