1 in 8 cancer cases are caused by infections, underscoring the importance of vaccines, experts say
About 1 in 8 cancer cases are caused by infections with viruses, bacteria or parasites, a new study finds, suggesting that one of the most
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What medieval people made of fossils before vertebrate paleontology
Mammals first appeared on Earth over 200 million years ago, scuttling around alongside the dinosaurs as little mouse-sized creatures. But after the asteroid hit 66
Could psilocybin treat brain injuries? Neuroscientist explains how psychedelics could fill a gap in head trauma care
Could a psychedelic drug help the brain recover from mild injuries? New research suggests that psilocybin, the mind-bending ingredient in magic mushrooms, might protect the
Could we ever create artificial gravity on a spaceship?
Among the many risks astronauts face during long-haul spaceflight, an extended stay in microgravity is one of the most consequential for long-term health, with effects
Rare two-headed turtle hatchling discovered on Cape Cod
Cape Cod is known for its lobsters and its growing great white shark population , but now the holiday hotspot has another extraordinary animal to
Colorful wildflowers bloom across Chile’s Atacama Desert in wake of ‘super’ El Niño
This year’s exceptionally strong El Niño has brought a rare gift to Chile’s Atacama Desert : rain. In one of the driest places on Earth
NASA’s DAVINCI Probe Can Stand the Heat
An engineering model of NASA’s DAVINCI (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging) descent probe passed a key test that ran from
Sea Monkeys Show Scientists How To Rewrite a Rule of Turbulence
In the 1960s and ’70s, colorful comic book advertisements from the Transcience Corporation in New York City promised to mail anyone who sent cash, check
Young Yosemite toads survive winter, then emerge with a deadly fungus
A waterborne pathogen flourishes while toads shelter underground. The finding may help conservationists rethink how to protect the threatened species.
Are hypernovas real?
Uneven supernova explosions may explain the unusual mix of elements in Milky Way stars once thought to be evidence of hypernovas.
Animals may have evolved 200 million years earlier than previously thought, new study suggests
The first animals may have appeared on Earth hundreds of millions years earlier than their fossils suggest, a new modeling study suggests. Previously, the earliest
How prepared are you for a disaster?
This year’s “super” El Nino means the U.S. will likely face a higher risk of stormy weather and flooding , so experts are recommending Americans
Remarkably preserved feathered dinosaur discovered in China reveals new secrets of flying-predator evolution
An artist’s reconstruction of what the newly described bird-like dinosaur (Norellraptor barsboldi) would have looked like. (Image credit: Mr. Zhao Chuang) A predatory bird-like dinosaur
The ancestors of today’s Indigenous people arrived in the Americas during the coldest part of the last ice age, study suggests
Archaeologists have been arguing for more than a century about whether people first entered the American continents before, during or after the coldest peak of