Pathogenic Diseases Are Exacerbated by Climate Change, Scientists Warn
There are more than a thousand different ways that climate change can cause outbreaks of infectious disease in humans, according to a new...
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- Jun 23
Award-Winning Photo Captures The Grisly Spectacle of Starfish Swarming to Feed
An award-winning photographer has captured the somber moment when dozens of colorful starfish set about devouring a lifeless sea lion on...
- Apr 19
Scientists Have Eradicated Liver Cancer in Rats Using Non-Invasive Sound Waves
Rats afflicted with liver cancer have demonstrated the efficacy of a fascinating, non-invasive treatment. Using focused ultrasound,...
- Feb 16
Massive 'Killer' Croc Discovered With The Remains of a Dinosaur in Its Stomach
About 95 million years ago in what is now Australia, a massive crocodile relative clamped down with its powerful jaws on the small body...
- Nov 30, 2021
What We Know So Far About Omicron, The Latest COVID 'Variant of Concern'
A coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa has now spread to several other countries, including Israel and Belgium, prompting a...
- Nov 23, 2021
Spooky Quantum Effect That Turns Matter Invisible Finally Demonstrated
A weird quantum effect that was predicted decades ago has finally been demonstrated – if you make a cloud of gas cold and dense enough,...
- Jun 22, 2021
For The First Time, Astronauts Have Entered China's Orbiting Space Station
The first astronauts arrived at China's new space station on Thursday in the country's longest crewed mission to date, a landmark step in...
- May 24, 2021
The Incoming Hurricane Season Is Shaping to Break More Records, Scientists Warn
Prepare for some dark and stormy nights (and days). This year's Atlantic hurricane season, which begins June 1 and lasts until November...
- Apr 28, 2021
This Weird 'Horned' Crocodile Could Represent a New Branch on The Tree of Life
An extinct 'horned' crocodile that once called Madagascar home has finally found its place on the tree of life, according to a new study...
- Mar 10, 2021
Scientists Detect Signs of a Hidden Structure Inside Earth's Core
While most of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, written within its complex layers, like pages of a book, is Earth's...
- Jan 28, 2021
The Tragic Mystery of The Dyatlov Pass Incident Has a New Scientific Explanation
One of the most enduring and tragic mysteries of recent Russian history may finally have a solution, with scientists saying they have a...
- Dec 15, 2020
How Many People Need to Be Vaccinated For COVID-19 to Be Eradicated?
From what we know about SARS-CoV-2, somewhere between 60 and 72 percent of a population needs to be immune to the virus for its spread to...
- Nov 28, 2020
Scientists Propose a Brand New Periodic Table, And It's a Trip
The periodic table of the elements, principally created by the Russian chemist, Dmitry Mendeleev (1834-1907), celebrated its 150th...
- Aug 13, 2020
The WHO Wants to Review The Results of Russia's COVID-19 Vaccine Trials
The World Health Organization said on Wednesday it was looking forward to reviewing clinical trials of a potential coronavirus vaccine...
- Aug 4, 2020
Damaged Human Lungs Can Be Repaired by Attaching Them to Pigs, Experiment Shows
The sad reality of terminal lung illnesses is that there are simply far more patients than there are donor lungs available. This isn't...