Ski Wednesday: Okemo’s a place where memories are made

At first glance you wouldn’t expect me to develop an unbreakable bond with a spot like Okemo Mountain Resort ( the ...

Maine’s ‘Lobster Lady’ who fished for nearly a century dies aged 105

Virginia ‘Ginny’ Oliver, had entered the business when she was eight and liked ‘being along the water’ ...

Scientists are learning how to interrupt pain before it forms

New research suggests pain is not a simple signal of injury but a process that unfolds across nerves, spinal cord, and brain.
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Government to provide €100k funding for Holocaust education programme in Irish schools

Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee has announced funding of €100,000 towards educating Irish school children about the Holocaust. The money will be provided to the Auschwitz Birkenau ...

Research reveals how the brain turns experience into memory—with help from a tiny protein

Why some memories persist while others vanish has fascinated scientists for more than a century. Now, new research from the ...