Inside the gory world of Victorian Medicine in All About History 128 By Jonathan Gordon published 23 March 23 Inside All About History 128: From bloody surgery to strange medical theories, uncover the evolving world of Victorian medicine.
You can now get a free at-home HIV test. Here's how. By Nicoletta Lanese published 23 March 23 A new program will distribute 1 million free at-home HIV tests to U.S. residents and is collaborating with the dating app Grindr to promote the service.
Scientists want to clone an extinct bison unearthed from Siberian permafrost. Experts are skeptical. By Harry Baker published 23 March 23 Researchers in Russia recently dissected a mummified bison dating back to around 8,000 years ago. The remains are so well preserved that the team thinks the extinct animal could be cloned, but others disagree.
Get a MacBook Air for under $800 with this Amazon deal By Lloyd Coombes published 23 March 23 Grab a great student laptop for less at Amazon.
Legendary 'cat-fox' could be a new subspecies By Patrick Pester published 23 March 23 The real-life origins of a once-mythological wildcat called the "cat-fox" are finally coming to light thanks to recent genetics research.
There may have been a second Big Bang, new research suggests By Paul Sutter last updated 23 March 23 Within a month of the Big Bang, a second cosmic explosion may have given the universe its invisible dark matter, new research suggests.
Beetles suck water into their butts to stay hydrated, and now scientists know how By Jennifer Nalewicki last updated 23 March 23 Instead of drinking water through their mouths, beetles opt for a different approach by using their butts.
Aliens could be hiding in 'terminator zones' on planets with eternal night By Briley Lewis last updated 23 March 23 Alien life could thrive in terminator zones, the edges between the light and dark sides of planets that are tidally locked with their host stars.
Ancient zodiac paintings on Egyptian temple see the light of day after 2,200 years By Owen Jarus published 23 March 23 A restoration project has revealed ancient Egyptian zodiac paintings and inscriptions at the Temple of Esna.
Scientists may have uncovered the oldest evidence of a meteor hitting Earth ever By Sascha Pare published 23 March 23 Geologists have discovered the earliest evidence of a meteor collision with Earth: tiny fragments of melted rock that showered down on our planet 3.48 billion years ago.
5 planets and a crescent moon are about to line up in the night sky. Here's how to watch. By Jamie Carter published 23 March 23 Don't miss views of Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, Mars and the moon after sunset from March 23-30.
Beethoven's DNA sheds light on the mystery of his death By Ben Turner published 22 March 23 Five locks taken from Ludwig van Beethoven's head have revealed that he may likely have died from liver disease, not lead poisoning as was previously thought.
Hormonal birth control slightly increases breast cancer risk, regardless of type By Rebecca Sohn published 22 March 23 Hormonal contraceptives slightly raise users' risk of breast cancer, regardless of whether they're combination or progestogen-only.
Extinction-level asteroid impacts could be far more common than we thought, controversial study suggests By Stephanie Pappas published 22 March 23 New research claims that giant space rocks hit Earth far more often than has been estimated. But some scientists are skeptical.
China is hunting the world's most elusive particles a mile beneath the ocean floor By JoAnna Wendel published 22 March 23 China is deploying thousands of sensors nearly a mile under the ocean's surface, to monitor the darkness for flashes of light that reveal the presence of a neutrino.
Alien mothership lurking in our solar system could be watching us with tiny probes, Pentagon official suggests By Hannah Osborne published 22 March 23 A draft paper by a Harvard scientist and the head of the Pentagon’s UFO office has raised the idea an alien mothership could be in the solar system, sending out tiny probes dubbed "dandelion seeds" to explore the planets within.
Scientist: Russia's Failed Mars' Moon Probe Worth a Second Try By Dr. David Warmflash last updated 22 March 23 If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Should the Moon Be Quarantined? By Dr. David Warmflash last updated 22 March 23 Nearly a half century after astronauts first visited the moon, it is once again a flash point for debates on how to safely, responsibly explore the solar system.
'Ghostly' neutrinos spotted inside the world's largest particle accelerator for the first time By Ben Turner last updated 22 March 23 Signatures of neutrinos, or ghostly particles that rarely interact with others, were tentatively spotted in the Large Hadron Collider in 2021. Now, physicists have confirmed they are real.
New invasive mosquitoes descend on Florida, raising concerns of disease By Nicoletta Lanese published 22 March 23 A species of mosquito from Central and South America has spread to South Florida.
