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Scientists have discovered why speech comprehension is maintained as we get older
22:00, 24.08.2026

As we get older, our brains change — but our ability to understand speech remains virtually unaffected

Elena Rasenko
Elena Rasenko
What happened to the strangers’ brains after six weeks of interaction?
21:00, 24.08.2026

Scientists got strangers to paint together — and six weeks later, they discovered a strange effect

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
Open rehearsal of *Creon* on 17 August, Kyiv Conservatoire
13:16, 21.08.2026

UNESCO Artist Makarenko’s ambitious project: to bring Bortnyansky’s *Creon* back to European stages

Albina Trubenkova
Albina Trubenkova
High doses of vitamin D have been linked to improved brain function — but there is an important ‘but’
22:00, 20.08.2026

Vitamin D and memory: scientists have found that an effect is only observed at doses of 5,000 IU or more

Elena Rasenko
Elena Rasenko
Zoomers and the return of “metal” in the 2020s: what happened to the first “digital generation”?
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23:00, 19.08.2026

Zoomers and the return of “metal” in the 2020s: what happened to the first “digital generation”?

Myroslav Tchaikovsky
Myroslav Tchaikovsky
“The Mummy’s Curse” turned out to be more real than previously thought: what scientists have discovered
22:00, 18.08.2026

Scientists have uncovered the ‘true curse of the mummy’—and it turns out it’s not mystical at all

Myroslav Tchaikovsky
Myroslav Tchaikovsky
Nolan’s “Odyssey”: Between the Scylla of Anti-War Moralising and the Charybdis of Post-Imperial Melancholy
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23:00, 14.08.2026

Nolan’s “Odyssey”: Between the Scylla of Anti-War Moralising and the Charybdis of Post-Imperial Melancholy

Myroslav Tchaikovsky
Myroslav Tchaikovsky
Scientists have discovered why people don’t notice when cats are stressed
23:00, 13.08.2026

People laugh, but cats are suffering: scientists have analysed popular pet videos

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
Avoiding the lift has been linked to a 39 per cent reduction in the risk of death from heart disease
22:00, 13.08.2026

This everyday habit was found to be associated with a 24 per cent reduction in the risk of death

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
There was no single Mediterranean diet
18:00, 12.08.2026

The ancient Mediterranean diet turned out to be quite different from the modern one

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
A culinary experiment has revealed the best way to cook sweetcorn
22:00, 11.08.2026

How to cook sweetcorn properly so that it’s juicy and sweet: the best method revealed

Elena Rasenko
Elena Rasenko
A study of 10,000 people has revealed the best ways to express gratitude
23:00, 10.08.2026

Scientists have discovered which way of expressing gratitude works best

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
From Tibet to the Arctic: how dogs have adapted to living alongside humans
18:00, 10.08.2026

How humans have changed dogs over thousands of years

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
The smell of faeces helps cockroaches recognise members of their group
19:00, 07.08.2026

Scientists have discovered how cockroaches recognise ‘their own’

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
In AI-generated stories about animals, only 2 per cent of the protagonists were female
18:00, 07.08.2026

AI has almost entirely excluded female characters from stories about animals

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
Why do pupils dilate when we are surprised? Scientists have put forward an explanation
21:00, 06.08.2026

Scientists have explained why pupils dilate when we are surprised

Elena Rasenko
Elena Rasenko
A new study has shown that personality changes throughout a person’s life
23:00, 03.08.2026

A study has shown how a person’s character changes over the course of their life

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
It turns out that people were already talking about burnout as far back as the 18th century — but in a completely different sense
22:00, 30.07.2026

Historians have discovered an unexpected origin for the term ‘burnout’

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
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18:31, 30.07.2026

What to wear in 35 °C heat: stylists have named the fabrics that will help you cope better with high temperatures

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
Birth and death rates in Ukraine are disheartening
13:00, 26.07.2026

Ukraine has been ranked among the countries with the lowest birth rates in the world – BI

Elena Rasenko
Elena Rasenko
Scientists have worked out how much information it is worth revealing on a dating profile
19:00, 24.07.2026

What to write about yourself on a dating app to get noticed

Elena Rasenko
Elena Rasenko
Chersonesos in Crimea may be added to the list of heritage sites under threat
21:00, 21.07.2026

UNESCO may designate Chersonesos in occupied Crimea as a site under threat

Maria Grynevych
Maria Grynevych
The Shroud of Turin has turned out to be a repository of human and animal DNA
18:00, 21.07.2026

DNA belonging to a researcher has been found on the Shroud of Turin

Myroslav Tchaikovsky
Myroslav Tchaikovsky
What was found in the brains of people who watched a lot of television in middle age
22:00, 20.07.2026

Changes in the brain were discovered in people who used to watch a lot of television decades ago

Elena Rasenko
Elena Rasenko
How many cups of coffee can you drink each day: a cardiologists’ assessment
20:00, 20.07.2026

How much coffee can you drink without harming your heart: the cardiologists’ answer

Elena Rasenko
Elena Rasenko
Scientists have developed a model of male germ cell development
22:00, 17.07.2026

Scientists are close to growing sperm in the laboratory

Elena Rasenko
Elena Rasenko
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

Latest news

23:00
24.08.26

Human brain cells survived for years in a petri dish — and continued to develop on schedule

22:00
24.08.26

As we get older, our brains change — but our ability to understand speech remains virtually unaffected

21:00
24.08.26

Scientists got strangers to paint together — and six weeks later, they discovered a strange effect

20:00
24.08.26

In Japan, enormous vessels were used for everything from cooking to burial — scientists have uncovered their history

19:00
24.08.26

Mysterious symbols have been found on 9,000-year-old arrowheads — no one understands what they mean

18:00
24.08.26

6,500 years ago, a human tooth was turned into a piece of jewellery — it was found in Serbia

14:30
23.08.26

How many Ukrainians have been granted protection in Poland since 2022: data from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

13:00
23.08.26

Zelenskyy stated that Kyiv remains Putin’s main target and spoke about preparations for a harsh winter

15:00
22.08.26

Germany is to provide Ukraine with a new aid package worth tens of millions of euros

12:00
22.08.26

Russia has received new weapons from North Korea: which regions of Ukraine could be at risk

23:00
21.08.26

For 30 years, archaeologists thought these bones were from cows — it turned out they were from a bear and a wild boar

22:00
21.08.26

Archaeologists have discovered a 3,200-year-old ‘brand’

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