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Plant leaves spark with electricity during thunderstorms...
During thunderstorms, leaves from trees and other plants create mini electric discharges that can significantly alter the surrounding...
The worst epidemics and pandemics in history
Disease outbreaks have ravaged humanity from prehistory to modern times, sometimes changing the course of history and even wiping...
Human 'bog bones' discovered at Stone Age campsite in Germany
Archaeologists in northern Germany have unearthed 10,000-year-old cremated bones at a Stone Age lakeside campsite that was used for...
Screaming monkeys, 'headless' penguins and face-planting...
The 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photography Award finalists show wildlife's greatest goofballs, from skeptical owls to barfing fish.
Does the Mediterranean diet reduce dementia risk? 20-year...
A 20-year study found no link between people's dietary habits in midlife and their later risk of dementia.
Dehumidifier vs humidifier: Which is best for your home?
When it comes to a dehumidifier vs humidifier, what’s the difference between each piece of tech and which is best for your environment?
Is brain death reversible?
Brain death, also known as death by neurologic critera isn't just damage or a coma. It's irreversible.
World's oldest star map, lost for millennia, found inside...
Evidence points to the map being made by Hipparchus, the "father of scientific astronomy."