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Scientists have discovered who lived in medieval Vilnius before the Christianisation of Lithuania
23:00, 15.07.2026

Who lived in Europe’s last pagan state? The answer surprised the scientists

Myroslav Tchaikovsky
Myroslav Tchaikovsky
It turns out we choose our friends according to Stone Age rules
21:00, 15.07.2026

Scientists have discovered a hidden mechanism behind the choice of friends

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
No one had checked this for over a century. It has now emerged that the calculations were incorrect
21:00, 14.07.2026

Scientists have debunked a scientific myth that was over a hundred years old

Mykola Potyka
Mykola Potyka
The 2026 Venice Biennale: a report on the main exhibition, *In Minor Keys*, the Ukrainian Pavilion and the best works
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20:00, 13.07.2026

“Take a deep breath”: a report from the Venice Biennale — 2026

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
Why is it harder for ‘night owls’ to maintain a healthy weight?
18:00, 13.07.2026

Why ‘night owls’ are more likely to put on belly fat: a new study

Elena Rasenko
Elena Rasenko
Medieval doctors regarded lovesickness as a distinct illness
23:00, 10.07.2026

Why did medieval doctors consider love to be an illness?

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
Dull days and bright evenings can disrupt your sleep pattern
22:00, 10.07.2026

More light during the day means better sleep at night: what scientists have discovered

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
The brain can reason without words: what people with aphasia have shown
19:00, 10.07.2026

Scientists have discovered whether humans need language for logical thinking

Elena Rasenko
Elena Rasenko
‘Right-handedness’ predates the hands: what has been found in the fossils
22:00, 09.07.2026

Even before the advent of hands: an ancient limbless animal turned out to be ‘right-handed’

Mykola Potyka
Mykola Potyka
Why Sardinia’s centenarians remain active in old age
20:00, 09.07.2026

Scientists have identified psychological traits associated with healthy ageing

Elena Rasenko
Elena Rasenko
People with ‘dark’ personality traits were found to be calmer under pressure
23:00, 08.07.2026

Why ‘dark’ personality traits can help us cope with stress more calmly

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
Why has only a small proportion of medieval books survived to the present day?
19:00, 08.07.2026

Scientists have explained why most medieval manuscripts have disappeared

Myroslav Tchaikovsky
Myroslav Tchaikovsky
Evolution has, on numerous occasions, developed ‘trap-like legs’ in insects
23:00, 07.07.2026

One problem, many solutions: how insects evolved into predators

Mykola Potyka
Mykola Potyka
How childhood care can change the brain and behaviour in adulthood
21:00, 07.07.2026

How childhood care affects the brain and future relationships

Mykola Potyka
Mykola Potyka
Rivalries in TV series leave a more lasting impression on the brain than friendships
20:00, 06.07.2026

Why do we quickly work out who is the enemy of whom in the series?

Elena Rasenko
Elena Rasenko
Scientists have discovered how memories of childhood abuse change
16:00, 05.07.2026

Why children’s accounts of the trauma they have experienced may vary

Elena Rasenko
Elena Rasenko
How the plumage of young gulls helps them survive in the colony
15:30, 05.07.2026

Why do young seagulls look ‘plain’?

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
A bat with a bird in its mouth: scientists have discovered a hidden detail in a painting from 1611
17:00, 04.07.2026

A 17th-century artist may have known a secret that scientists have only just confirmed

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
A common cereal has been shown to offer protection against the Alzheimer’s protein — but so far only in the laboratory
16:00, 04.07.2026

A cereal to combat Alzheimer’s? Scientists have obtained surprising laboratory results

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
Domestic cats may hold the key to healthy ageing
23:00, 23.06.2026

A 15-year-old cat is roughly equivalent to a human aged around 80

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
Why does a poo look like a little tower?
22:00, 23.06.2026

Scientists have explained why the poo emoji looks the way it does

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
Scientists have discovered why people are more likely to want to renegotiate with women
19:00, 23.06.2026

Scientists have challenged the stereotype about women in negotiations

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
How a sachet of clay can extend the shelf life of fruit and vegetables
18:00, 23.06.2026

A small bag of clay can prevent fruit from rotting quickly

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
Nordic walking helped people with depression in five weeks
23:00, 22.06.2026

Nordic walking helped to reduce symptoms of depression

Mykola Potyka
Mykola Potyka
A stifling night without air conditioning: what will help you get to sleep in the heat
21:00, 22.06.2026

How to fall asleep in the heat without air conditioning: 8 simple ways

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
Goats can search for food by following the direction of a human voice
21:00, 18.06.2026

The goats followed the sound — and found some pasta

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
Parents help their children with maths more often than they realise
19:00, 18.06.2026

Scientists have discovered how children learn maths at home — without even realising it

Mykola Potyka
Mykola Potyka
“Do you love your phone more than me?”
18:00, 18.06.2026

A parent is nearby, but on the phone: what does this mean for a teenager?

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
Mice on an intermittent fasting regimen coped better with chronic stress
21:00, 17.06.2026

Scientists have discovered how intermittent fasting may protect the brain from stress

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
When your partner seems anxious
19:00, 17.06.2026

Psychologists have discovered how couples work out what each other is afraid of

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych

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Traces of water heated to 300 degrees have been found near the “Lost City”

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An antidote to one of the most potent marine venoms has been found in frogs

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16.07.26

Scientists have described, for the first time, the young of a fish that lived 152 million years ago

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16.07.26

DNA dating back up to 50,000 years has been found in Africa

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16.07.26

Traces of an ancient salty world were found in a meteorite that crashed through the roof of a house

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16.07.26

Scientists have discovered how Tyrannosaurus rex hatchlings were born

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15.07.26

Who lived in Europe’s last pagan state? The answer surprised the scientists

21:00
15.07.26

Scientists have discovered a hidden mechanism behind the choice of friends

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15.07.26

A dangerous fungus has almost wiped out the toads. Some have learnt to survive

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15.07.26

Elephants can communicate through the ground. Scientists have now worked out how

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The Prediction of ‘Trumpism’ in Robert Silverberg’s Novel *Hawksbill Station*

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15.07.26

The UN has reported a sharp rise in the number of Ukrainian civilians killed as a result of the war

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