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Why weight-loss drugs stop working for some people (and how to fix it)
GLP-1s are touted as miracle drugs. But not everyone can benefit from their effects
5 surprising perimenopause signs most people miss, according to a doctor
One third of women aren't sure if they're in perimenopause or not
Experts just found an enormous volcano lurking under England
454 million years ago, an eruption as powerful as several thousand hydrogen bombs tore through the English east coast
‘Can and will happen again’: Experts think a deadly sky tsunami could hit the US
The recent disaster in Nepal may be a warning of what's to come for the rest of the world
Future technology
What if we built a super-collider around the Moon?
Scientists have considered putting a super-collider on the Moon. What benefits would this have over the Large Hadron Collider at CERN?
5 mind-blowing inventions that are already turning humans into cyborgs
A future where humans can lift incredible weights, see in the dark and fly sounds far-fetched, but it’s already here
What will spacesuits of the future look like?
Spacesuits of the future could recycle an astronaut's pee back into drinking water
9 of the world’s weirdest-ever military inventions
From vomit guns to nuclear chickens, these are some truly bizarre ideas that never quite took off
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Your questions answered
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What’s the best comeback to an insult?
'I know you are, but what am I?' is surely the best comeback of all time.
Why do more perimenopausal women get diagnosed with ADHD?
Some women spend decades masking
"Cold-blooded killer": The strange rise of Borneo's 'vampire squirrel'
It's been said to gorge on the hearts and livers of deer and chickens
How do snakes eat so rarely yet manage to stay healthy?
Unfortunately, we don't mean that snakes in white jackets and goggles have been cooking up medicines in a lab
How should you talk to someone who has just lost a loved one?
When a loved one is processing grief, don't assume you know how they feel
Will we ever know how many people died in 9/11?
Health conditions related to the terrorist attacks in New York City are only now making themselves known, more than two decades later
Science photo galleries
These might be the 11 best science photos from the past 30 years
15 of the world's weirdest-ever inventions
From the V-shaped bed designed by an exercise legend, to a robot that feeds you tomatoes
The world’s largest camera has taken its most mind-blowing images yet
One year in, the Vera C Rubin Observatory is already changing astronomy forever
*Koch Institute Image Awards 2026*
From glowing neurons to intricate tissue structures, these award-winning images reveal the hidden beauty driving breakthroughs in modern biomedical research.
10 of the world's worst-ever inventions
From the electric tricycle to parachute coat, these are some of the most poorly received devices developed around the globe.
Artemis II in pictures: 21 jaw-dropping photos, from launch to splashdown
Ten days, one Moon, and a view we’ve waited half a century to see again
