A Virginia woman was arraigned in court Saturday in connection with a hit-and-run in the Hamptons that killed New York City-based luxury real estate agent and former Netflix star Sara Burack
Vera Cooper grew up gazing at the night sky from the window of a D.C. townhouse in the 1930s, when her teachers told the aspiring astronomer to avoid science.
Microsoft has partnered with Meta to release the $399 Quest 3S Xbox Edition. It’s a custom VR headset with Xbox styling, and it includes a bundled Xbox controller.
President Donald Trump’s first appearance at NATO since returning to the White House was supposed to center on how the U.S. secured a historic military spending pledge from others in the alliance. But in the spotlight instead is Trump’s decision to strike thr…
The final public poll suggests the potential for an upset in Tuesday’s New York Democratic mayoral primary — an outcome that would be dramatic but that also might end up resolving nothing.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is warning that President Trump’s megabill could run off the tracks this week if Senate Republican leaders fail to address his GOP colleagues’ concerns that deep cuts to Medicaid spending would devastate rural hospitals in their home …
The social media platform TikTok recently banned a hashtag called #SkinnyTok after European regulators warned it was promoting extreme weight loss. But eliminating this kind of content is not easy.
An intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America under a dangerous heat dome this week with triple-digit temperatures in places that haven't been so hot in more than a decade.
Ten people were on board the 27-foot (8-meter) vessel when it flipped Saturday afternoon on the lake's southwest edge, as the storm whipped up high waves, U.S. Coast Guard officials said.
After a devastating torn Achilles ended his season in the first quarter of Game 7 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday, Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton shared a message on social media.
We know that sitting for long periods of time isn't good for us, but just how much exercise is needed to counteract the negative health effects of not escaping our desk all day? Research suggests about 30 to 40 minutes of building up a sweat should do the tri…
Dogs can be interesting as well as entertaining on several occasions. However, not many are aware that their ways of entertainment can also be weird habits. ...
IN A NUTSHELL 🔬 Scientists at King’s College London have developed a revolutionary nanoneedle patch that is thinner than a human hair, enabling painless biopsies. 💉 The patch collects detailed molecular information from tissues without cutting or scarring, …
Despite a significant increase in injections, today's vaccines expose children to a fraction of the immune-stimulating material that previous generations encountered.
A severe bedbug infestation in a condominium complex near Coolidge Corner has been festering for weeks, leaving residents frustrated and alarmed at the situation, and at the slow process of fixing the problem through the health department and the courts. As m…
A new study from a group of scientists led by Queen Mary University of London, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, found that women with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be at higher risk for premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMD…
Rapamycin may help prolong life as much as some dietary interventions, according to animal research. These findings, though, are yet to be confirmed in humans.
New research shows that healthy eating boosts your health, even without any weight loss. Learn why your diet matters more than the number on the scale.
For the last six years, the answer has been Hancock, Knox, Lincoln and Waldo counties, according to researchers at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension's tick lab.
Northwestern University hasn’t received any funding from the NIH since the end of March. Patients could potentially stop receiving treatments that trials provided and the research itself could be rendered moot.
A breakthrough discovery has revealed how the cold sore virus manipulates your DNA in 3D, unlocking a hidden process that allows it to thrive. Scientists have uncovered a surprising weakness in this process, offering new hope for treatment.
A new Israeli study reveals that paracetamol doesn’t function only in the brain; it also blocks pain at its source by acting on nerve endings in the body.
New research suggests that eating five cups of fruits and vegetables during the day may significantly improve sleep quality that same night. From counting sheep to using white noise machines and weighted blankets, people have tried countless strategies to get…
Individuals with versus those without tinnitus have significantly lower scores on cognitive function tests, according to a study published online May 29 in Frontiers in Neurology.
IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 China’s Mengzhou spacecraft successfully completed a crucial crew capsule escape test, marking a significant milestone in astronaut safety. 🌕 The test sets the stage for China’s ambitious plan to achieve its first crewed lunar landing before…
A rare blood-red squid has been filmed for the first time, revealing an elusive creature from the depths of the Antarctic Ocean. Scientists have captured stunning footage of this mysterious species never before seen in its natural habitat.
If a huge asteroid smashes into the Moon in 2032, the gigantic explosion would send debris streaming towards Earth that would threaten satellites and create a spectacular meteor shower, according to researchers.
New research reveals that the brain may be learning even during unstructured, aimless exploration. By recording activity in tens of thousands of neurons, scientists found that the visual cortex builds internal models of the environment, preparing the brain fo…
A team of astronomers say they've gleaned the mysterious structures of our galaxy's supermassive black hole by training an AI model. But a pretty big name on...
The versatile cannabis plant could, some scientists think, one day be useful for lunar and Martian colonists. For now, researchers will subject its seeds to radiation in orbit and see what happens.
Researchers at the universities of Amsterdam and Utrecht have observed the formation of nanocavities in montmorillonite clay under exposure to gamma-aminobutyric acid, a molecule commonly found on meteorites. This hitherto unrecognized phenomenon could be rel…
While the Standard Model (SM) describes all known fundamental particles and many of the interactions between them, it fails to explain dark matter, dark energy and the apparent asymmetry between matter and antimatter in the universe. Over the past decades, ph…
Chunks of flipped DNA appear to accelerate evolution in fish. This discovery could reshape our understanding of how biodiversity arises. Scientists have discovered that segments of “flipped” DNA help fish rapidly adapt to new environments and evolve into new …
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers from Canada and Switzerland have discovered a new galaxy, which received designation COSMOS2020-635829. The newfound object appears to undergo a ram pressure stripping of gas and therefore may be a "jel…
The pristine samples from asteroid Ryugu returned by the Hayabusa2 mission on December 6, 2020, have been vital to improving the understanding of primitive asteroids and the formation of the solar system. The C-type asteroid Ryugu is composed of rocks similar…
The White House bid to terminate NASA’s fantastical flights of exploration “across the solar system” threatens to explode American leadership in space discoveries.
A hidden world beneath the Earth’s surface is revealing shocking secrets that challenge everything we thought we knew about our planet. From ancient islands filled with untapped resources to water locked deep within the Earth’s mantle, the latest discoveries …
Which NFL draft picks at tight end have provided the best value since the turn of the century 25 years ago? Eric Edholm reveals his top five rankings, a list that doesn't include any first-round selections.
The landmark, 61-page ruling finding that the NFL encouraged teams to collude (but inexplicably concluding the teams ignored the encouragement) contains plenty of stuff we didn't already know — and that they didn't want us to know.