Nepal has the most Himalayan peaks including eight of the world’s tallest mountains. Learn how the Himalayan range is shared among countries, top peak lists, and key facts.

Now that most autumn leaves have fallen, brightly coloured scarlet rose hips are becoming prominent in hedgerows.

Journaling is about more than recording your feelings and what you ate for lunch. It's a quick daily practice that can improve recall and strengthen your voice.

Disrupting the chemical messages that oral bacteria use to coordinate growth may help prevent disease by keeping plaque communities in a healthier state. Like all living things, bacteria adapt in order to survive. Over time, many have become resistant to…

One of the most elegant theories about the origins of life on our planet is that it was kick-started by a delivery from outer space. This idea suggests that prebiotic molecules—the building blocks of ...

A tiny 242-million-year-old fossil from Devon is shaking up scientists’ assumptions about the earliest members of the lizard lineage. Instead of the expected skull hinges and palate teeth typical of modern lizards and snakes, this ancient creature shows a…

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It's all about keeping the right thoughts top of mind every day so they're readily available in the moments when you need them most. Let these positive sticky notes guide you every morning in the days ahead.

Discover 36 award-winning landscape photos from the 2024 Monochrome Photography Awards, showcasing stunning compositions and powerful scenery.

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In a remarkable shift from conventional knowledge, a recent study reveals groundbreaking insights into the behavior of water molecules.

Explore the four major types of forests around the world—tropical, boreal, temperate, and subtropical—and how they are managed today.

Pretty much everything we know about the ancient Assyrian Empire, is thanks to the Library of Ashurbanipal.

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Leaders from across Central Asia gathered to discuss progress in universities, highlight new partnerships and explore how strengthened cooperation can improve academic quality and research opportunities.

Rheumatoid arthritis begins years before pain ever appears, and scientists have now mapped the hidden immune battle that unfolds long before symptoms. By studying people with RA-linked antibodies over seven years, researchers discovered sweeping inflammation…

Prions are infectious agents that are made up of misfolded prion proteins that are present in our body. They cause transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

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China is introducing a 13% value-added tax on contraceptives, including condoms, for the first time in 30 years. This move aims to boost birth rates, which have been declining and pose a threat to the nation's economy. The tax reversal comes after decades…