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Hair loss is typically considered the domain of aging men, but this equal-opportunity condition — which has many causes — can affect virtually anyone.

Nutria, also known as coypu or swamp rats, are large rodents that wreak havoc on their non-native ecosystems.

What do football players and sugarcane harvesters have in common? They may all be at risk for heat exhaustion — a hazardous condition that can lead to fatal heat stroke.

Curving through the universe.

They're irrational but they're still logical.

The Black Death killed over half the population of Europe during the Middle Ages.

Pneumonia is a common infection that causes inflammation in one or both lungs. It's typical symptoms are a cough with phlegm, fever, chills and difficulty breathing.

So much more than funny hair.

It's an expanding problem.

Reference Article: Facts about St. Elmo's fire.

A golden opportunity for misconceptions.

Reference Article: Facts about malaria.

Reference Article: Facts about meningitis.

Irrigation, writing, trigonometry, calculus — many important discoveries and innovations were made in "the land between two rivers."

Gazing at the moon.

Yes, some ants will take over your pantry, but others are crucial for the environment.

Would you believe that one nerve controls everything from your ability to feel the skin on your ear to the speed of your heart and your digestive system? Get to know the vagus nerve

Thirty years ago this November, the fall of the Berlin Wall marked the end of the Cold War — but what would have happened if East and West remained divided?

Deforestation is a contributing factor to global climate change.