Officials say Pakistan has launched a nationwide vaccination campaign targeting more than 57 million children that aims to curb rising cases of measles, rubella and polio
A philosophical critique of the neuroscientific “storage” metaphor, exploring why memories may not be physically stored in the brain and how this challenges materialist views of mind and consciousness.
Not only can the drug metformin help to effectively manage type 2 diabetes, but it may also give older women a better chance of living to the grand old age of 90, according to recent research – thanks, it seems, to a variety of anti-aging effects.
A national survey of peri- and postmenopausal women found that masturbation, though underused, was rated as one of the more helpful self-management strategies for symptoms such as mood changes and sleep issues.
The United States spends $5.6 trillion on healthcare each year, exceeding the total economic output of every nation except China. Somehow, we keep overlooking it.
Before diabetes develops, the body shows subtle signs of insulin resistance. Dipika Rampa shares what really happens and how simple habits can reverse it. | Health
Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that typically declines as people age. The results of this 10-week study back earlier animal research showing that environments that stimulate the…
GLP-1 drugs like tirzepatide and semaglutide offer powerful weight-loss effects but come with unanswered questions about long-term safety, side effects, and global accessibility. Researchers stress the need for independent studies before these treatments can …
Researchers have developed a molecule called SU212 that could revolutionize treatment for triple-negative breast cancer, one of the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat forms of the disease.
The early stages of Alzheimer's disease often involve an insidious decline in short-term memory, along with mounting challenges such as mood swings, disorientation, and difficulty concentrating.
Fuzzy, venomous caterpillars are showing in Texas this fall season. The Texas southern flannel moth, also known as an asp caterpillar, is cute but painful.
Virginia Beach resident Frank McKenna, a personal trainer, has lived with cancer for almost a decade. Now, he’s specialized in helping others with cancer get moving.
A study presented at the American Heart Association's scientific meetings has raised concerns about melatonin, one of Britain's most commonly prescribed sleep aids.
A Penn-led team has revealed how hydralazine, one of the world's oldest blood pressure drugs and a mainstay treatment for preeclampsia, works at the molecular level. In doing so, they made a surprising discovery—it can also halt the growth of aggressive brain…
Researchers discovered that a nutrient-matched, plant-based diet could prevent and reverse a hidden form of heart disease in hypertensive rats. A new study from researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University reports that a di…
Canada has lost its measles elimination status nearly three decades after it achieved the distinction, under circumstances that closely resemble what’s happened in the U.S. this year. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) notified the Public Health Ag…
It's happening: we're finally getting a treasure trove of shiny new images of comet 3I/ATLAS, the third ultra-rare known object to enter the Solar System from interstellar space.
An analysis of the only intact Neanderthal inner nose bones known to exist reveals that our ancient cousins' enormous noses did not evolve to withstand harsh climates.
An international collaboration of physicists including researchers at Washington University in St. Louis has made measurements to better understand how matter falls into black holes and how enormous amounts of energy and light are released in the process.
A new study uncovered fresh chemical evidence of life in rocks more than 3.3 billion years old, along with molecular traces showing that oxygen-producing photosynthesis emerged nearly a billion years earlier than previously thought.
To inhabit the islands, it is assumed that technological advancements in seafaring, beyond what was considered possible during the Paleolithic era, or in the Old Stone Age, were necessary.
Unique Pink And Clear Diamond Unearthed In Botswana has 6 comments. Commenter kittycatlover11 wrote: "That is very pretty, but opal is still the winner in my opinion.🤗"
Scientists say microscopic wormholes could explain discrepancies in cosmological constants and affect our understanding of quantum mechanics and dark energy.
A stunning image of Venus recently went viral on social media, with many calling it the clearest photograph ever taken of the planet. However, doubts about its authenticity have arisen.
Researchers have successfully performed the world's first Milky Way simulation that accurately represents more than 100 billion individual stars over the course of 10 thousand years. This feat was accomplished by combining artificial intelligence (AI) with nu…
The U.S. Space Force is quietly funding a powerful new weapon in orbit—one that could launch satellites in seconds, dodge enemy attacks, and rewrite the rules of space warfare.
Buried beneath Antarctica’s ice lies a colossal network of hidden canyons that scientists have just uncovered—and they’re rewriting everything we thought we knew about rising seas and shifting ocean currents.
Nestled on a hillside in Guangdong Province near Zhaoqing City, the Jinlin crater managed to hide in plain sight until researchers identified it as an impact structure.
We make no claims to be an expert on anything, but we do know that rule number one of working with big, expensive, mission-critical equipment is: Don’t break the big, expensive, mission-criti…
In March of 2024 the [DESI collaboration](https://www.desi.lbl.gov/collaboration/) dropped a bombshell on the cosmological community: slim but significant evidence that dark energy might be getting weaker with time.
Swift observations with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have revealed the explosive death of a star just as the blast was breaking through the star’s surface. For the first time, astronomers unveiled the shape of the explo…
So I got an email from Adam Reiss. You know, the guy who was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics along with Saul Perlmutter and Brian Schmidt for discovering the rate of cosmic expansion is accelerating. He pointed out a few issues with the decelerating U…
Sea urchins may just look like a ball of spikes waiting to be stepped on at the tide pool, but there's much more to these barbed beasts than just roe and teeth.
Astronomers say they spotted signs of a giant explosion releasing from a star beyond our solar system, one powerful enough to destroy a planet’s atmosphere.
Researchers found that ancient hominids—including early humans—were exposed to lead throughout childhood, leaving chemical traces in fossil teeth. Experiments suggest this exposure may have driven genetic changes that strengthened language-related brain funct…
A newly recognized set of T helper cells seems to guard against aging by eliminating harmful senescent cells. Their presence in supercentenarians suggests they may be a key to maintaining a healthier, age-balanced immune system.
A decades-old image from NASA’s first landing on Titan still baffles scientists. What it captured has sparked 20 years of debate—and the mystery only deepens.
Mutations in a gene associated with Crohn's disease have been found to rob critical immune cells of their ability to switch modes, causing them to overreact and trigger inflammation.
First-light images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have revealed a 163,000-light-year stream of stars emanating from the M61 galaxy, suggesting a violent ...
The Pool Report interview was conducted by Keith Pompey (Philadelphia Inquirer) with Crew Chief Curtis Blair following tonight’s Clippers at 76ers game. November 17, 2025 QUESTION: Why was a foul not called on James Harden's three-point jumper with 6.3 se…