Why do wisdom teeth come in so late?
Were these late-blooming teeth ever useful to humans?
What Antarctica's 'Doomsday' Glacier Could Mean For The World
The massive Thwaites glacier in West Antarctica contains enough ice to raise global sea levels by 65cm if it were to completely collapse.
Newly-discovered protein in the rod cells of the retina helps us see in dim light
Responsible for relaying optical signals from the eye to the brain
Mysterious Footprints Suggest Neanderthals Climbed a Volcano Right After It Erupted
According to legend, the devil once took a walk down the side of a volcano in southern Italy, each step preserved forever in solid rock.
Researchers Discover Respiratory Tract Bacterial Extracts Could Prevent COVID-19
Bacterial lysate blocked SARS-CoV-2 infection by decreasing the ability of the coronavirus to bind to ACE2
Study reveals more hostile conditions on Earth as life evolved
During long portions of the past 2.4 billion years, the Earth may have been more  inhospitable to life than scientists previously thought, according to new computer simulations.
Herd the moos? Latvia's symbolic blue cow back from the brink
Once a rarity, cows with light blue or dark ultramarine hides may again be glimpsed grazing on the Latvian countryside among the regular brown, black or white spotted cattle.
How changing parental beliefs can build stronger vocabulary and math skills for young children
Parents were more likely to believe that parental investments affect child development
Superbug MRSA arose in hedgehogs long before clinical use of antibiotics
Staphylococcus aureus first developed resistance to the antibiotic methicillin around 200 years ago
Researchers pioneer new method to edit genes in human cells
Researchers have fine-tuned a system for more efficient gene editing, using molecules called retrons
Horned 'Viking' helmets were actually from a different civilization, archaeologists say
Spectacular helmets worn by Bronze Age leaders as power symbols.
Vaccines for animals, based on viruses that spread on their own, are being developed in Europe and the U.S.
Any mammal species that lives in groups could theoretically be targeted to rapidly vaccinate whole populations
Bacterial Communities are More Advanced than Previously Thought
Biologists from the University of California San Diego and elsewhere have found that biofilm cells are organized in elaborate patterns, a feature previously only associated with higher-level organisms such as plants and animals.
COVID-19 Can Trigger Self-Attacking Antibodies – Even in People That Had No Symptoms of Infection
Cedars-Sinai Investigators Found Evidence of an Overactive Immune Response.
Every Pore on Your Face Is a Walled Garden
A close examination of human skin found that each pore had a single variety of bacteria living inside
Endometriosis Drug Shows Promise in Preliminary Phase 3 Trial Results
A new drug with the potential to treat endometriosis-associated pain with very few side effects is getting closer to official approval.
Immunity against Omicron from breakthrough infection could be a matter of timing
Laboratory studies hint that a longer interval between vaccination and infection is better than a shorter one.
Medical Device Didn't Meet Federal Standards. Gov't Bought More.
FDA threatened to notify other federal health agencies about the inspection's findings, but never sent out the letter
How 'Flower Power' Quite Literally Transformed Earth Millions of Years Ago
Following the time of the dinosaurs, it might well be that the evolution of flowering plants drove the explosion in the diversity of life on Earth, according to a 2021 paper.
Risk of Death For Female Patients Is Much Higher if Surgeon Is a Man, Study Reveals
For female patients, operation outcomes tend to be significantly better when their surgeon is also female, recent research out of Canada has found.
‘Deltacron’ Covid Variant That Combines Delta and Omicron Reportedly Discovered in Cyprus
Strain of Covid-19 combining Delta and Omicron variants dubbed “Deltacron”
Gene Involved in Sense of Smell Could Play Role in Spread of Breast Cancer to the Brain
A huge unmet need exists for therapeutic targets to prevent or delay metastasis of breast cancer to the brain, the leading cause of death from the malignancy.