AIDS & HIV: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention By Maureen Salamon While AIDS remains incurable, patients are living much longer — even decades after infection — because of the development of medications to suppress the virus.
Penicillin: Discovery, Benefits and Resistance By Alina Bradford Penicillin is was once hailed as a "miracle drug." However, some bacteria have become resistant to penicillin, making those infections difficult or even impossible to treat.
Measles: Symptoms, Treatment and Vaccination By Rachel Ross Measles is making a comeback. Here's what you should know about one of the most contagious infectious diseases in the world.
What Is Potential Energy? By Mark Davis Potential energy is a core concept of any physics-based discussion, and one of the most influential variables in the formulas that describe our known universe.
CBD and CBD Oil: What Is It and Does It Really Work? By Kimberly Hickok CBD has become remarkably popular in recent years. But is it the cure-all people think it is?
How Does Google Earth Work? By Mark Davis Google Earth allows us to track our changing world. By providing powerful geomapping and tagging tools to everyone, anyone can explore and model the Earth like never before.
Sleep Paralysis: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment By Nicoletta Lanese Sleep paralysis can be a confusing, frightening and occasionally pleasant experience — and it's more common than you might think!
Raynaud's Disease: Types, Symptoms and Treatment By Rachel Ross Do your fingers turn white and blue when you are cold or stressed out? It might indicate Raynaud's disease.
What Are Centrifugal & Centripetal Forces? By Jim Lucas These two closely related forces describe circular motion, but the meanings are often mixed up.
Fight or Flight: The Sympathetic Nervous System By Nicoletta Lanese The sympathetic nervous system activates the "fight-or-flight" response, quickly readying the body to handle dangerous or stressful situations.
Who Inherits the British Throne? By Live Science Staff Since days of yore, the royal line of succession to the British throne — like most monarchies — was based on primogeniture.
Cosmology: Uncovering the Story of the Universe By Charlie Wood Cosmologists ask the big questions. And sometimes, they find big answers.
Bacillus Cereus: The Bacterium That Causes 'Fried Rice Sydrome' By Rachel Ross Fried rice syndrome is a common type of food poisoning.
Bacillus Cereus: The Bacterium That Causes 'Fried Rice Sydrome' By Rachel Ross Fried rice syndrome is a type of food poisoning named for the food its most commonly associated with.
What Are PFAS? By Rachel Ross These synthetic chemicals have been included in numerous household products for more than eight decades, but are they safe?
Hay Fever & Seasonal Allergies: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment By Heather Whipps As pollen swirls through the air, how do your sinuses feel?
Mumps: A Highly Contagious, Easily Preventable Disease By Alina Bradford Mumps is an unpleasant and highly contagious disease, but a simple two-dose vaccine is 88% effective against the infection.
Smallpox: The World's First Eradicated Disease By Alina Bradford Prior its eradication in 1980, smallpox killed hundreds of millions of people globally.
