samsung news

Peruvian pelican

Bird poop powered one of the Americas’ greatest ancient kingdoms, study finds

Archaeological analysis of items from a South American kingdom reveals their prosperity was built on bird poop
Show more
Close up photograph of a child sticking their tongue out

Can I swallow my tongue?

Does holding onto someone's tongue when they've suffered a heart attack or fit actually help? Can you swallow your own tongue?
Show more
Everest at Sunset - ice and snow on the mountains of Everest from Kala Patar - Mount Everest Summit

Why are there marine fossils at the top of Mount Everest?

Explorers keep finding marine life fossils at the top of Mount Everest. As weird as that sounds, there's a perfectly good reason why
Show more

null

undefined

Overweight woman measuring her waist with a tape measure.

The 6 most important lessons about belly fat (and how to lose it)

It’s the riskiest type of fat to carry, but scientists have been studying belly fat for decades. Here’s what you can glean from their findings to improve your abdominal health
Show more
Female portrait with collaged face parts

How does my brain create my sense of self?

Each of us experience profound changes across the course of our lifetime and yet, we still have a sense of being the same person
Show more
An illustration of a robot face popping out of a phone to answer questions

Calls, bills and life admin taken care of: Is the AI everyone wants finally here?

The first agentic AI is here and looking to make your life easier. But how far will it go and what are the risks?
Show more
Nuclear explosion and atomic mushroom cloud

What would a nuclear meltdown on the Moon be like?

With NASA announcing plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon, what would happen if a meltdown strikes?
Show more
Photo of a houseplant in a pot on the floor

Which houseplant is best for air quality?

Plants help to clean the air of pollutants, including in your home, so which houseplants are best for cleaning your air?
Show more
Hand holding a lit match on an orange background

Burning ourselves could be how humans evolved so successfully

New research suggests fire was key to human evolution – but not in the way we previously thought
Show more
A woman standing in the dark, surrounded by blurry water droplets

Here’s what your sexual fantasies say about your personality, study claims

Your sexual inner world could be linked with a host of physical and mental conditions
Show more
Illustration of the early Universe and an ancient star, lots of blues and pinks

The search for the Universe's first stars just got a lot stranger

They shaped the Universe, yet the first stars ever born continue to evade the searches of astronomers like Dr Emma Chapman
Show more
Illustration of a person inhaling brightly coloured circles representing microplastics going into their stomach

The simple, science-backed way to help clear microplastics from your body

All of us are ingesting microplastics. Could dietary fibre help us get it out?
Show more
Vibrant conceptual 3D image showcasing multiple red chatbot icons designed as square boxes featuring pixelated eyes and mouths on their screens, each with two antennas.

The world’s first AI-only social media is seriously weird. The next may be even stranger

Millions of AI agents are chatting and posting on a social media site where humans can only observe. Soon, we won’t understand a word
Show more
Girl shows holding and pushing the skin of the legs cellulite

Why do we get cellulite, and can I reduce it?

Around 80–90% of women develop it after puberty
Show more
A bowl of porridge with orange segments

Eating oats could lower your cholesterol in just two days, study suggests

The health benefits of a two-day porridge diet lasted for weeks afterwards
Show more
Illustration of near-death experience

We're finally learning what it's like to die. And it's not as bad as you think...

What does dying feel like? By studying patients who’ve suffered near-death experiences, scientists are one step closer to finding out what happens in our brains during our last moments
Show more
White pills in a yellow background

The weight-loss pill everyone wants is finally here

Experts say weight-loss drugs in pill form may become much more widely available – for better and for worse
Show more
Photo of a person wearing a dress hula hooping under the lights - they have four hula hoops on their body

How do hula hoops stay up?

How do hula hoops stay up? Knowing how the tricky objects work will help you to master the art and hula hoop with the best of them
Show more
Red dices on green background

6 surprising tricks that make you (nearly) unbeatable at board games

The gloves are off and the battle lines drawn. Arm yourself with these maths- and psychology-backed tricks to win six iconic games and triumph over your friends and foes
Show more
Photo of the DSV Bakunawa submarine diving underwater

What's the deepest a submarine has gone?

Submarines have been diving deeper and deeper into the ocean's depths. Will we ever reach the bottom?
Show more
Photo of the male and female Asian sheephead wrasse

How can animals switch sex?

About one in 50 fish species can change from male to female – or back again
Show more
Illustration of an ant wearing a crown holding a slice of birthday cake covered in candles above itself

What's the longest-living insect?

What is the longest-lived insect in the world? Think decades, not years, and you'll have your surprising answer!
Show more
A person rides a snowboards while being towed by a vehicle at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on January 25, 2026.

Why do we still get major snowstorms in a warming world?

A huge US winter storm has reignited confusion about the polar vortex, the jet stream and what climate change really means for winter weather
Show more
Schrödinger's Catbox.

The world's biggest Schrödinger’s cat just pushed quantum physics to the limit

The team have pushed the boundaries of quantum mechanics beyond what some thought possible. Now they want to go even further
Show more
This website is owned and published by Our Media Ltd. www.ourmedia.co.uk
© Our Media 2026