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A look at our ‘junk DNA’ shows fossil viruses could play an important function

LET’S UNPACK THAT: As evidence mounts that devices are sparking a mental health crisis in young people, ‘Adolescence’ writer Jack Thorne says he thinks smartphone sales should be banned for under 16s. Helen Coffey asks whether social media and tech are really to blame – and what parents can do…

Heatwave in Delhi NCR: Essential tips to stay safe amid scorching temperatures

A major milestone has now been reached with one million claims approved by the VA, giving veterans access to healthcare after burn pits exposure made them sick. Veterans and advocates tell Gustaf Kilander about the years of ‘gaslighting’ before they got to this point– and what needs to happen next

The US startup Neuralink, which recently implanted one of its chips into the brain of a young quadriplegic man for the first time, has been forced to halt the trial. The company, co-founded by Elon Musk, encountered issues just a few weeks after the operation but has already received FDA…

Optical illusions and brainteasers like this one are not only entertaining but also serve as excellent tools for mental exercise. So, are you ready to challenge your brain and test your vision skills? This optical illusion might just be the perfect way to do so. The task is simple: find…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman indicated the GPT-5 model will function like a "virtual brain" suggesting that it might be better, faster, and more efficient at handling tasks with deeper thinking capabilities compared to its predecessors.

The microbes that live in your gut are having their moment in the sun. But what about the ones in your brain?

It’s crucial for healthy child development that children can form secure attachment bonds with their parents. Decades of research identified one key ingredient for this process: the coordination of parents’ and children’s brains and behaviour during social interactions.

A five-year-old girl afflicted by amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated waters, in Malappuram district of Kerala died, official sources told news agency PTI on Tuesday. The child hailing from Moonniyur panchayat here died on Monday night at the Kozhikode Medical College's…

The complaint focuses around ‘misleading’ and ‘deceptive’ advertising on a Joe Rogan-promoted health product