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Getty Images Whales can produce complex songs Conservationists are to attach acoustic devices to gear used for catching shellfish in the hope of recording sounds made by whales and other sea life. Mull-based Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT) is working with creel fishermen in the trial project. HDWT said …

Have you ever been ambushed by an irresistibly catchy tune? One minute you’re driving calmly, the next a tune like Wannabe by the Spice Girls comes on the radio, and suddenly you’re a full-on pop star, belting out the lyrics and banging on your steering wheel. Or maybe you’re at a …

Elliott Wood has something you’re probably going to want. Like most of us, every month he gets a bill for his monthly energy use. Only his bill… is free. Image: Bills don’t look any better than this He’s living in a new breed of “zero bills” homes, which comes with …

Signature Entertainment Jude Law’s portrayal of Vladimir Putin in The Wizard of the Kremlin is one of the major premieres at the Glasgow film festival The programme head of the Glasgow Film Festival has said the long-running festival is “here to stay”, despite financial pressure on the cultural sector. Paul …

Lynsey BewsScotland political correspondent PA Media The assisted dying issue has split opinion inside and outside the Holyrood chamber There are just a couple of months to go before Holyrood shuts up shop ahead of May’s election. But before MSPs depart for either the campaign trail or life outside politics, …

Esme Stallard,Climate and science reporterand Justin Rowlatt,Climate Editor Andrew Aitchison/Getty Images Households will be eligible for thousands of pounds’ worth of solar panels and other green tech to lower their energy bills, the government has announced. The long-awaited Warm Homes Plan promises to provide £15bn to households across the UK …

Brewing coffee like the pros do requires a bit of science. The golden ratio is the ideal balance of coffee to water and a great place to start from if your current strategy is just to wing it.  Beyond nailing the measurements, there are some essential pieces of hardware that help extract …

Thousands of schoolchildren are set to take part in a study to examine whether or not limiting social media use can improve the mental health of teenagers. The IRL (In Real Life) trial will track around 4,000 secondary pupils in Bradford aged between 12 and 15, with each given a …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! For the first time, Americans with depression will soon be able to use a prescription brain-stimulation device at home.  The approval comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and marks a major shift in how mental health conditions may be treated. …

[ Transcriptional signature identified in mature sciatic nerve motor and nonmotor axons by spatial transcriptomics. Credit: Nature Neuroscience (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-025-02101-2 The functioning of neurons, cells that transmit information in the nervous system, heavily relies on the production of proteins. Proteins are synthesized both inside cells (i.e., in the soma) …

[ A new study published in Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science provides crucial insights into the design and implementation of multi-national observational studies for post-marketing drug safety assessment, addressing growing needs for global evidence in regulatory decision-making. Source link

Ministers are consulting on banning social media for under-16s in the UK – just weeks after a ban in Australia came into force. The government’s consultation will look at various options, including increasing the digital age of consent and restricting potentially addictive app design features such as “streaks” and “infinite …

Getty Images Claude in his enclosure at the California Academy of Sciences in 2023 Claude wasn’t much of a talker, he barely moved, and never wore a costume to entice his audience – but on Sunday, hundreds gathered in San Francisco to celebrate the life and legacy of the city’s …

Helen Briggs,Environment correspondentand Gwyndaf Hughes,Science videographer Watch: hedgehogs have been busy in our gardens at night British gardens matter more than ever for hedgehogs, according to a study of the secret night life of the spiny mammals. Scientists gave householders wildlife cameras to spy on hedgehogs in more than 400 …

Nick Triggle,Health correspondentand Daniel Wainwright,BBC Verify Getty Images Nearly a quarter of hospitals in England have seen waiting times worsen since the government published its plan to tackle the backlog a year ago, BBC analysis shows. Hitting the 18-week waiting target for treatments such as knee and hip operations was …

Laura CressTechnology reporter AFP via Getty Images The government will consult on whether social media should be banned for under-16s in the UK. It said “immediate action” would give Ofsted the power to check policies on phone use when it inspects schools, and it expected schools to be “phone-free by …

Angela Ferguson, and Holly Harrison,BBC Wales PA Media Dr Lin Russell and her six-year-old daughter Megan were found dead on an isolated footpath near Chillenden, Canterbury, Kent, in July 1996 A watchdog which looks into potential miscarriages of justice has confirmed its review into the conviction of Michael Stone for …

OpenAI plans to focus on “practical adoption” of AI in 2026, according to a blog post from CFO Sarah Friar. As the company spends a huge amount of money on infrastructure, OpenAI is working on “closing the gap” on what AI can do and how people actually use it. “The …

[ Can the brain keep working when its architecture changes? Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have discovered that neurons located in the wrong place can still carry out their normal function—challenging long-held assumptions about how the brain is organized. Published in Nature Neuroscience, this study reveals an unexpected …

[ Of all the brain structures related to behavioral adaptability, this collection of structures correlated with functional performance in older—but not younger—adults. Thus, age-related changes in behavioral adaptability may be reflected in the integrity of these structures. Colors indicate the associated cognitive function. AF, arcuate fasciculus; UF, uncinate fasciculus; CTh, …