Gigantic Antarctic Lake Suddenly Disappears in Monumental Vanishing Act
Gigantic lake in Antarctica whch abruptly vanished from view during winter 2019
From nerve agent simulant, to pharma ingredient
Scientists in South Korea have shown how to transform a chemical warfare agent simulant into a common drug.
These ancient weights helped create Europe’s first free market more than 3000 years ago
Mesopotamian merchants established a standardized system of weights that spread across Europe
Woman unknowingly had chopsticks embedded in her sinuses for a week
The utensils became lodged in her sinuses after she was "attacked by her sister at the dinner table," the report said.
Tuskegee Relatives Promote COVID-19 Vaccines in Ad Campaign
New ad campaign launched with relatives of men who unwittingly became part of the infamous experiment wants to change minds.
Earliest known strain of plague could have come from a beaver bite
The disease may be 2000 years older than we thought.
How Protected Are You With Just One Dose of a COVID-19 Vaccine? Here Are Some Stats
More than 179 million Americans and more than 44 million Britons have received their first dose of a two-shot COVID-19 vaccine.
Vaccine made of live malaria parasites shows early success
Strategy uses a combination of parasites and medicines to generate immunity while avoiding symptoms.
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines may provide years of protection from COVID-19
A small study suggests that mRNA vaccines may offer long-term protection as long as the virus doesn't evolve significantly.
COVID-19 Makes Lasting Changes to Blood Cells, Which Might Explain a Lot
Why does long COVID last for so long, leaving long-haulers with symptoms that persist for months after initial infection?
A Mouse Embryo With a Beating Heart Has Been Grown Entirely in a Petri Dish
The most complex life forms ever developed entirely in Petri dishes can pump blood through tiny beating hearts, gradually growing nerves and muscles in a laboratory.
Covid transmission 'common' in pet cats and dogs
Covid is common in pet cats and dogs whose owners have the disease, research suggests.
Massive DNA study finds rare gene variants that protect against obesity
For some people, no amount of exercise and dieting keeps the kilograms off. For others, leanness comes naturally. Now, scientists might know one reason why.
Going 'Blank' Looks a Lot Like Parts of The Brain Falling Asleep, Neuroscientists Find
Scientists have a better idea of what happens in our brains when we 'zone out'
Benjamin Franklin's fight against a deadly virus when colonial America was divided over smallpox inoculation
Exactly 300 years ago, in 1721, Benjamin Franklin and his fellow American colonists faced a deadly smallpox outbreak.
Heartburn Drugs Improve Blood Sugar Control in Diabetes
PPIs improved blood sugar control in people with diabetes but did not reduce the risk of diabetes in the general population
Proximity to Sun’s Magnetic Field Determines Composition of Rocky Planets, Study Says
Model shows that density, mass and iron content of a rocky planet’s core are influenced by its distance from the Sun’s magnetic field
Staghorn Ferns Act Like Bees in a Hive
The plants seem to divide labor to maximize the health of their colonies that grow up the sides of trees.
Visiting Comet 46P/Wirtanen Is 'Abnormally High' in Alcohol
Comets are boozy beasts.
They come in here to the inner Solar System from goodness-knows-where (the outer Solar System), get a little warmth, and start spewing alcoholic compounds into space, willy-nilly.