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Magic Mushrooms could lengthen your lifespan

Researchers at Emory University found that psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, extended the lifespan of aged mice.

16/07/2025 The Independent

From tea towels to TV remotes: eight everyday bacterial hotspots – and how to clean them

Bacteria are lurking on your sponge, your pet’s toys and your tea towels. Here’s what the research says - and how to protect yourself.

16/07/2025 The Conversation

Simple device can produce water, oxygen and fuel from lunar soil

Using samples collected by the Chinese Chang’e 5 mission, researchers have discovered a new way to release water from lunar regolith and process the carbon dioxide breathed out by astronauts

16/07/2025 NewScientist

The anthropologist who says shamanism works, even if you don’t believe

Shamanism is on the rise, both in practice and in popular culture. Manvir Singh has spent years exploring why it is so enduring, what we can learn from it and the surprising forms modern shamans take

16/07/2025 NewScientist

My friends made plans without me – is it OK to invite myself?

I’m at the pub with my friend, catching up over drinks, when her friend walks in – let’s call her Clara. Clara mentions the party she’s throwing next weekend. Our mutual friend is counting down the days, but it’s news to me.

16/07/2025 The Guardian

Education aid cuts to severely harm futures of children across developing world, research says

Exclusive: The slashing of aid by countries like the US and UK will be felt for years, new research suggests

16/07/2025 The Independent

Astronomers capture the birth of planets around a baby sun outside our solar system

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system. It’s an unprecedented snapshot of “time zero,” scientists reported…

16/07/2025 The Independent

The golden oyster mushroom craze unleashed an invasive species – and a worrying new study shows it’s harming native fungi

Kits that help people grow their own golden oyster mushrooms at home may be one reason this nonnative species is now spreading in the wild.

16/07/2025 The Conversation

Astronomers detect most massive black hole collision to date

A collision observed between two black holes, each more massive than a hundred suns, is the largest merger of its kind ever recorded, according to new research.

16/07/2025 CNN

USA Bobsled and Skeleton signs endorsement deal with Honda through 2030 Olympics

USA Bobsled and Skeleton has entered into a multi-year endorsement deal with American Honda, one that will give the sliding sports federation financial and technical support going into both next winter’s Milan-Cortina Olympics and the 2030 Games in…

16/07/2025 The Independent