Category Science

Key Takeaways on ACHOO Syndrome Some people sneeze when they look into the sun because of Autosomal Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst syndrome (ACHOO), or photic sneeze reflex (PSR). It happens when…

Bacteria, the earliest life on Earth, evolved around 4 billion years ago, with the first fossilized traces dating back 3.5 billion years to 3.7 billion years. But fossils alone only…

Life runs on proteins, large chains of amino acids that keep our bodies functioning. Yet for decades, scientists have wondered how they were first created to set biological life in…

What happens to language when two populations come together? A new study in Science Advances has sought to answer that question with the help of human genetics. In fact, in…

Taylor Swift recently shook the world with the announcement of her engagement to football star Travis Kelce. But long before that, her Eras Tour concerts were shaking things up in…

What if you were able to customize your daily science feed? Well, now you can with Google’s latest feature that has been rolled out in the U.S. and India. At…

Imagine a volcanic eruption so large it spewed 24 cubic miles of ash, rock, and gases into the air, produced smoke that could be seen from 300 miles away, and…

Humans and many rodents share one feature in common that may come as a shock: thumbnails. Most people would think that rodents only have sharp claws, but the majority of…

A team of paleontologists recently solved a 150-million-year-old cold case involving an ancient lagoon full of baby pterosaurs. Thanks to the discovery of two perfectly preserved pterosaur fossils, we now…

On September 7, 2025, over 5.8 billion people will be able to see the spectacular Blood Moon. Also known as a total lunar eclipse, this fall’s Blood Moon will be…