A new measurement of the Universe has confirmed dark energy makes up close to 69 percent of the sum of everything.That leaves the remaining 31 percent to matter; both of the normal...
The Aztecs did not count time on an infinite scale, as we do, but in cyclical 52-year periods, and at the completion of each cycle, life and the world would begin anew....
Repetition has a strange relationship with the mind. Take the experience of déjà vu, when we wrongly believe have experienced a novel situation in the past – leaving you with an spooky...
The global cholera surge drove a vaccine shortage right when countries needed it most. Malawi in the past used the cholera vaccine for prevention, but “now if you don’t have an outbreak,...
A new drug to treat type 2 diabetes has been approved for use in the UK. Tirzepatide (sold under the brand name Mounjaro) could be available for prescription by early 2024 –...
For many of the sources you encounter in everyday life, the amount of radiation is so low that you don’t need to worry about it. But ionizing radiation can also be dangerous,...
For eons, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) has served as a sort of instruction manual for life, providing not just templates for a vast array of chemical structures but a means of managing their...
Seventy six years after the infamous Roswell incident, when a high-altitude balloon—or something—crashed in southeastern New Mexico, NASA has now officially weighed in on UFO sightings. Don’t get too excited: They haven’t...
