Strange & Offbeat
'Nose-in-a-dish' reveals why the common cold hits some people hard, while others recover easily
New laboratory experiments used "noses-in-a-dish" to unpack why the common cold triggers mild illnes ...View More
750-year-old Indian poems reveal a landscape scientists got wrong
In the oldest known writing in Marathi, a language spoken by millions in western and central India, ...View More
“Existential risk” – Why scientists are racing to define consciousness
As artificial intelligence continues to advance and ethical concerns grow alongside it, scientists s ...View More
Earth is 'missing' lighter elements. They may be hiding in its solid inner core.
For close to a century, geoscientists have pondered a mystery: Where did Earth’s lighter elements go ...View More
Lifespan may be 50% heritable, study suggests
Around 50% of a person's lifespan is determined by genetics, a new study suggests, more than doublin ...View More
Astronomers spot 'time-warped' supernovas whose light both has and hasn't reached Earth
Two incredibly rare supernovas that erupted billions of years ago provide a unique opportunity to ex ...View More
Life may have rebounded 'ridiculously fast' after the dinosaur-killing asteroid impact
New species may have evolved surprisingly quickly after the asteroid impact that wiped out the nonav ...View More
How gene loss and monogamy built termite mega societies
Termites are among the most dominant animals on the planet, forming enormous colonies that can conta ...View More
New triple-drug treatment stops pancreatic cancer in its tracks, a mouse study finds
A triple-drug therapy for pancreatic cancer has shown promise in early animal tests, pointing to a p ...View More
Thousands of dams in the US are old, damaged and unable to cope with extreme weather. How bad is it?
Satellite images have revealed that dozens of dams across the U.S. — including the biggest one in Te ...View More
