For most of recorded medical history, the menstrual cycle was treated as a reproductive event: relevant from the uterus down, but inconsequential above the neck. Two researchers at the University of ...

On June 9, 2023, Dr. Joseph Dituri rose from a Key Largo lagoon and saw sunlight for the first time in 100 days. A crowd and medical team were waiting; so were the results of an experiment no one had ...

For years, debates about Stonehenge have swung between gritty human effort and sweeping natural forces. Some picture sledges, ...

289 dives. Two and a half years. What they pulled out of the Øresund Strait between Denmark and Sweden, announced last December, turned out to be the largest medieval cargo vessel ever discovered. The ...

As a new launch window to Mars approaches in autumn 2026, an eye catching claim from Russia is making the rounds again. The country’s nuclear giant says it is developing a plasma engine capable of ...

That package of deli ham has been sitting in your fridge a day or two past the date. You hate wasting food, but some expired foods aren't worth the risk. A few of them can even make you seriously ill.

At the heart of global climate concerns, aviation is facing growing pressure to shrink its carbon footprint. Responsible for around 3% of global CO₂ emissions, the sector is being called on to align ...

Deforestation has a drastic impact on an area's weather patterns. © M, Adobe Stock If weather directly shapes plant life, the reverse is just as true: vegetation ...

A team of researchers has successfully recovered part of the oldest known star catalog, attributed to the Greek astronomer Hipparchus, widely regarded as the father of astronomy. This catalog, written ...

At the heart of this study is a well-known molecule: glycogen, a chain of glucose (sugar) used by our body as an energy reserve. Researchers at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at ...

Cuba set an all time cold record with a temperature of 0°C, or 32°F, on Tuesday morning, breaking the previous record of 0.6°C, recorded in 1996. The new record was measured at 7 a.m. by an official ...

When infants get congested, the urge to clear their nose quickly can backfire. A pediatrician explains what works, what to avoid, and why the tool in your hospital bag may not be the best option. A ...