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Seismic waves have revealed that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau was dramatically transformed by the colossal volcanic activity that created it more than 100 million years ago. Researchers found a complex structure of horizontal layers cut through by vast swarms of vertical magma channels, along with unusually slow seismic waves suggesting that deep-rising magma chemically altered the plate itself.
A 12-week intermittent fasting program produced weight-loss benefits that were still visible a year later. Participants who ate within an eight-hour window maintained more weight loss than those who followed their usual longer eating schedule. Both early and late eating windows worked, while early fasting appeared especially helpful for preserving fat loss.
The Mediterranean diet may influence aging through tiny proteins produced inside the cell’s mitochondria. Older adults who followed the diet most closely had higher levels of humanin and SHMOOSE, which have been linked to heart and brain protection. Olive oil, fish, legumes, and fewer refined carbohydrates appeared especially important. The findings could eventually help scientists develop more personalized nutrition plans for healthy aging.
Forecasts suggest the weather could turn more changeable during late July and August but the risk of heatwaves remains.
Under the proposals, the EU plans to relax its emissions trading system to give companies more time to reduce their carbon output.
It is the longest dry spell in 30 years for parts of England as the UK heatwave reaches 14 days.
The same area devastated by floods last year's floods, which caused more than 130 deaths, is once again being hit.
A team of mathematicians used whimsical "silly sprinklers" to solve a physics mystery that has puzzled scientists for decades. Their experiments showed that the rotation of both normal and reverse sprinklers is driven by the momentum of flowing water, not by the outside water flow or other long-standing theories. The results finally provide a clear answer to Feynman’s famous sprinkler problem. They could also help engineers design more efficient fluid-powered machines.
'It's like having an amusement park and not opening it' - algae closures take tollBBCJuly 26, 2026
How to see July's full Buck Moon as it rises in the night skyBBCJuly 26, 2026
A single dose reversed autism-like symptoms in adult mice within hoursScienceDailyJuly 25, 2026
Superagers keep youthful memories but their DNA does not explain whyScienceDailyJuly 25, 2026
Scientists put the “recycling is a distraction” claim to the testScienceDailyJuly 25, 2026