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32 scary parasitic diseases
Parasites can cause a wide range of diseases in humans, ranging from short-term to lifelong.
CRISPR can treat common form of inherited blindness, early...
In a small trial, some people with inherited vision loss experienced improvements in their sight after being treated with CRISPR.
Newfound 'glitch' in Einstein's relativity could rewrite...
Einstein's theory of general relativity is our best description of the universe at large scales, but a new observation that reports...
Orcas have attacked and sunk another boat in Europe — and...
A group of orcas known to attack boats in southwest Europe have sunk a 50-foot sailing yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar after ripping...
Heavy metals in Beethoven's hair may explain his deafness,...
A DNA analysis of Ludwig van Beethoven's hair shows that he likely had lead poisoning.
Sun launches strongest solar flare of current cycle in...
The strongest solar flare in half a decade just launched off the sun from the same sunspot group that triggered dazzling auroras last...
Tree rings reveal summer 2023 was the hottest in 2 millennia
Tree rings suggest the Northern Hemisphere summer of 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years, with temperatures exceeding those of the...
Japan plans to commercially hunt vulnerable fin whales,...
Japan has announced plans to add fin whales — the second-largest animal on Earth — to its list of commercial whaling species, which...