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A growing body of research suggests crabs, lobsters and other animals caught for seafood can feel pain. Scientists are pushing for legal protections to ensure they are treated humanely.

In a special episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast to start 2025, we’ve brought together three science editors from The Conversation’s editions around the world to discuss what to look out for in the world of science and technology in the coming year.

For motocross, enduro, and even mountain bike enthusiasts, the name Leatt will certainly ring a bell. In fact, Leatt has become something of a household name in off-road powersports, protecting riders from head to toe with cutting-edge safety tech.That being said, Leatt’s looking to broaden its horizons, and it’s doing…

Caring about the future these days feels like it’s in short supply. Thinking about what happens to the world around us after we’re gone is even rarer. And doing good, leaving the world better...well, I can count on one hand the people who hope to do just that. I don't mean…

As a sober curious social drinker, Harry Bullmore found ditching alcohol to be monumental for his mood and confidence

Main treatment option currently is risky surgery

Findings could lead to better memory enhancement techniques

Sleep hypnosis, reading and cutting out alcohol: just a few of the unconventional ways to sleep better in 2025

I asked an audiologist how white, pink, and brown noise influence your brain – and how you can use them to improve sleep, focus, and relaxation.

Will there be another pandemic, how will the world deal with social media, and is any alcohol good for you, asks Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

Don Lemon ridiculed ‘America First’ hardliners for having ‘stupid MAGA brain’ while lambasting them as ‘dumb f***ing idiots’ for not realizing that ‘tech bros’ would continue to advocate for skilled immigrants to be allowed into the country