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There is a common misconception that mucus and phlegm are harmful to the body and should be expelled. However, mucus actually serves as a protective barrier…
overview As natural disasters increase in frequency and severity, FEMA and NOAA are becoming politicized. Their future hangs in the balance of elections. Project 2025, a…
Gender plays a significant role in determining where fat is stored in the body. Men tend to store fat around their abdomen, while women tend to…
Many of us have encountered that person who believes they know everything. As Christmas approaches and social gatherings increase, you may find yourself interacting with this…
Early November is the perfect time for sky-gazing, with three active meteor showers giving you the chance to see shooting stars lighting up the night sky.The…
Poisonous spiders are known as some of the deadliest and most dangerous creatures in the world. They are the stuff of nightmares and horror movies, famous…
What might the future look like in a world without men? Recent studies indicate that the Y chromosome, a crucial factor in determining male identity, is…
Two large ancient cities have been discovered by researchers, providing insight into a civilization that thrived over 1,000 years ago. Situated 2,000 meters above sea level…
Bacteriophage viruses can kill microorganisms and influence what happens to the carbon contained within their bodies. Fierce Beast Science/Alamy Viruses that infect other microorganisms could influence…
A research team led by scientists at the John Innes Center sequenced and annotated the chromosome-scale genome assembly. Grass peas (Latilus sativus)is a promising legume crop…
Mass transfer particle finally discovered Laguna Design/Science Photo Library A strange particle that has mass when moving in one direction and loses mass when moving in…
Each time H5N1 infects a mammal, mutations that increase its infectivity can occur. alamy stock photo It has been detected in birds on every continent except…
There is no clear evidence that one or more large exoplanets are punching through the frontal debris disk surrounding Vega, one of the brightest stars in…
The highest IQ ever recorded falls between 200 and 250, but what does this really mean? IQ, or Intelligence Quotient, measures a person’s intelligence through standardized…
The question remains: what is the most dangerous animal in the world? There are numerous animals recognized for their dangerous nature, but only one holds the…
Approximately 47,000 trees in Utah’s Fish Lake National Forest are actually a single ancient creature named Pando George Rose/Getty Images The world’s largest tree has been…
Have we discovered new limits to the universe?kkssr/Shutterstock A newly proposed cosmic speed limit could limit the growth rate of everything in the universe. Its existence…
James Blake/Falklands Marine Heritage Trust Slowly breaking through the dense ice floes of Antarctica's Weddell Sea is the giant icebreaking research vessel SA Agulhas II (pictured…
Unlike asteroids, which can hit the Earth’s surface and cause havoc, meteorites burst into flames when they get close to Earth. James Blake/Falklands Marine Heritage Trust…
Haruki Murakami’s long-awaited new work will be published in English this monthRichard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images I was looking forward to the English translation of…
New material can bend lightuniversity of glasgow Scientists have discovered a technique that can bend light around corners, inspired by the way clouds scatter sunlight. This…
Popular fiction often includes the notion that given enough time, a monkey with a typewriter could recreate the works of William Shakespeare. However, two Australian mathematicians…
Our brains are incredibly adaptable. Some individuals use their minds for artistic creation, while others use them to solve mathematical problems, and some do both. In…
Pop culture has been warning us about robots for years. Isn’t that interesting? iRobot or terminator, you probably have nightmares about rogue machines taking over the…
There’s a saying: “Never stay more than 6 feet away from a mouse.” Although I’m here BBC Science Focus, we concluded that this measurement is inaccurate,…
Throughout human history, stories about fantastical beasts and supernatural beings have captivated our imagination. From werewolves and vampires to yetis and deep-sea monsters, mythical creatures have…
Daylight Saving Time in the United States will soon end, with clocks turning back an hour. As we bid farewell to long summer nights, we welcome…
NASA has released a beautiful composite image of two overlapping spiral galaxy pairs, IC 2163 and NGC 2207, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and…
Paleontologists have discovered the well-preserved fossilized remains of an early anuran tadpole. Notobatrachus degiustoi At Estancia La Matilde in Patagonia, Argentina. Reproducing the lives of tadpoles…
Approximately 1.1 billion people live around frozen lakes mktotoro/iStockphoto/Getty Images Just as sea ice and glaciers are melting, the frozen sheet covering the lake is also…
Sugar rationing during and after World War II appears to have improved the health of pregnant people in Britain at the time, reducing their risk of developing type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure decades later. This suggests that reducing sugar intake early in life may improve health outcomes in adulthood. Exposure to high-sugar foods
“Zosia” was buried with a padlock on her leg and an iron sickle around her neck, and was never supposed to come back to life. The…
overview Halloween is expected to be much warmer than usual in many parts of the country this year. More than 30 cities in the Northeast could…
Waymo self-driving taxi in downtown San Francisco Shutterstock/IV-Olga I rode a Waymo robotaxi for the first time last month, and now I'm hooked. Since then, I've…
James Blake/Falklands Marine Heritage Trust Advertisement from hell Feedback is often confused or intrigued by the tricks advertisers use to try to sell things, but more…
Human bones unearthed from Gallo-Roman tombs in Belgium consist of bones of at least seven people Photo courtesy of Paumen, Wargnies, Demory. wallony brussels federation Complete…
James Blake/Falklands Marine Heritage Trust When my ginger rescue cat Marmalade crawls onto my lap and meows at me, I often find myself really wanting to…
Killer whales in the Sea of Okhotsk, off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka PeninsulaJames Blake/Falklands Marine Heritage Trust Orca – Black & White Goldsarah norenbergTerra Mater…
The U.S. government uses census data to fairly distribute resources Valentin Seminov/Alamy Changes to the U.S. government’s census processing system could improve the accuracy of publicly…
