Category Science

Our Greek salads may look a bit different next year as Greece faces a potential feta cheese shortage. The shortage is due to an ongoing outbreak of goat and sheep…

A single hornet sting can be powerful enough to kill a small mammal. But to pond frogs, the venomous insects appear to be more of a delicacy. In results reported…

Emergency rooms across the U.S. have been seeing a strange and miserable trend: young people arriving doubled over in pain, screaming while they vomit for hours at a time. Known…

Before the Black Death claimed millions of lives across medieval Europe, its arrival on the continent may have been propelled by volcanic eruptions. These eruptions likely brought a string of…

The common belief about our ancient human ancestors is that they were primarily carnivores, hunting animals for the main source of food. This “Paleolithic meat-eater” trope is widely believed by…

A population of early humans lived in southern Africa in near isolation for at least 200,000 years, according to a sweeping new analysis of ancient DNA drawn from 28 people…

The shingles vaccine has long been suspected of having an impact on developing dementia. However, strong evidence through clinical trials to confirm suspicions on the vaccine’s protective effects on the…

Speeding near the sun with an unusual aura of gas and dust, Comet 3I/ATLAS has captured the attention of astronomers and the general public for months now. This interstellar visitor…

Have you ever wondered why your mouth dries up like the desert after drinking red wine or a cup of black tea? The culprit is tannins — a complex chemical…

Researchers have returned to the records of a rare sky phenomenon seen in China around 2,700 years ago. Applying modern astronomy methods and measurements to recreate the appearance of the…