Einstein’s clock: The doomed black hole to set your watch by
Ladies and gentlemen, your challenger. Meet a black hole new to the neighbourhood, weighing 140 million suns.
Why Don't Bats Get Ebola?
They're infected with the virus, but it causes them no harm―and the same goes for more than 60 other pathogens they transmit to humans, often with lethal effect
Mass. General study reveals how the body disposes of red blood cells, recycles iron
Accumulation and removal of aged or damaged cells found to take place mostly in the liver, rather than the spleen
NASA's Kepler confirms 100+ exoplanets during its K2 mission
The largest haul of confirmed planets obtained since the space observatory transitioned to a different mode of observing includes a planetary system
Trees rely on a range of strategies to hunt for nutrient hot spots
On the surface, trees may look stationary, but underground their roots -- aided by their fungal allies -- are constantly on the hunt and using a surprising number of strategies to find food, according to an international team of researchers.
New Utah Zika Case Baffles Health Officials
New case of Zika does not appear to have been contracted through either of the known sources of transmission
Scientists agree that cranberry benefits may extend to the gut, heart, immune system and brain
Investigations show that unique compounds in cranberry juice, dried cranberries and various cranberry extracts hold great potential for the entire body
Scientists herald 'tipping point' in ability to predict academic achievement from DNA
Strongest prediction from DNA of a behavioural measure to date
Why Does Using Periods in Text Messages Make You Sound Angry?
And you thought it just indicated the end of a sentence…
American Cancer Society endorses HPV vaccine recommendations from CDC
Updated guideline recommends vaccinating males and females at ages 11 to 12
Researchers produce first widely protective vaccine against chlamydia
The first steps towards developing a vaccine against an insidious sexual transmitted infection (STI) have been accomplished by researchers at McMaster University.
Elderly Japanese most resilient in wake of triple disaster, study finds
Older people in Japan are more resistant to the impacts of disasters on their health than younger generations, a study suggests
Dartmouth study with aye-ayes and slow loris finds that prosimians prefer alcohol
Study sheds new light on the origins of human alcohol consumption
World first discovery gets to the heart of birth defects
For the first time, scientists believe they've discovered a cause of multiple types of birth defects triggered by environmental stresses.
Menopause reversal restores periods and produces fertile eggs
Women who have already passed through the menopause may be able to have children following a blood treatment usually used to heal wounds
To protect yourself from malaria sleep with a chicken next to your bed
For the first time, scientists have shown that malaria-transmitting mosquitoes actively avoid feeding on certain animal species such as chickens, using their sense of smell.
Penn-led team develops plant-based Polio booster vaccine
Booster confers immunity against all three serotypes of polio
Oceans may be large, overlooked source of hydrogen gas
Gas may lie near slow-spreading tectonic plates on the seafloor
Asteroid that formed moon's Imbrium Basin may have been protoplanet-sized
Man in the Moon’s right eye made by asteroid the size of New Jersey
Titanium + gold = new gold standard for artificial joints
Rice lab discovers titanium-gold alloy that is 4 times harder than most steels
Abdominal Pains: A Simple Exam Can Save Unnecessary Costs
A Simple Examination for Abdominal Pains
Vitamin D supplements 'advised for everyone'
Everyone should consider taking vitamin D supplements in autumn and winter, public health advice for the UK recommends.
Your guide to see five planets after sunset
After sundown from late July through August, there’s the chance to see five planets at once in the evening sky.
New review concludes that evidence for alcohol causing cancer is strong
Evidence supports a causal association between alcohol consumption and cancers at seven sites in the body
Some bacteria have lived in the human gut since before we were human
Suggests evolution plays a larger role than previously known in people's intestinal-microbe makeup
Neural networks -- why larger brains are more susceptible to mental illnesses
Understanding neural networks in the mammalian brain -- a universal framework might explain why larger brains are more susceptible to mental illnesses
Do think-tanks matter? A UBC professor says 'think again'
A UBC professor is suggesting government policy makers and advisors need to do a re-think when it comes to giving validity to reports coming across their desks.
Saint Louis University research: Plant compounds give '1-2' punch to colon cancer
Components in turmeric and milk thistle hold promise in treating colon cancer
The Lancet: Simpler, cheaper psychological treatment as effective as cognitive behavioural therapy for treating depression
Behavioral activation treatment could offer cost savings of over 20 percent
Should You Keep Doing Pelvic Exams? How to Decide
Discussion of the routine pelvic examination and a clinician's evolving perspective
Transistors Will Stop Shrinking in 2021, Moore's Law Roadmap Predicts
The trajectory of transistor feature sizes (the physical gate length of transistors in high-performance logic is shown here) could take a sharp turn in 2021.
The Mandela Effect
The Mandela Effect is a collective misremembering of a fact or event. Various theories have been proposed to explain what causes it, some more sensible than others.