US and European authorities are battling a new enemy in the war against opioids. Nitazenes are a class of synthetic drugs 40 times more potent than fentanyl that have caused hundreds of confirmed deaths across Europe and the US since appearing on…
In the fight against cancer, an important field of research is the search for safe alternatives to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. These treatments attack both cancer cells and healthy cells, exposing patients to serious side effects.
A team of…
Prolonged use of the common sleep supplement melatonin could be linked to hospitalisation for…
Strange glassy blobs strewn across the Australian desert are evidence of an ancient meteorite impact that scientists hadn’t noticed until now.
According to a new analysis led by geoscientist Anna Musolino of Aix-Marseille University in France,…
Tardigrades, the microscopic animals popularly known as “water bears,” have rightfully earned their reputation as the most sturdy organisms in the world. They’re undeterred by the harshest conditions that nature has to offer, living at…
There’s nothing worse than trying to fall asleep at night while the light from a nearby streetlamp beams through your window. Beyond just being a nuisance, nighttime light pollution can have serious health effects, including raising your risk…
Today, astronomers are able to predict a solar eclipse to the minute using sophisticated computer programming that combines Newton’s laws of motion with the positions and speeds of the Earth and moon, plus data on their orbits and inclination….
The Earth’s longest-living creatures are members of the sponge family, with some specimens having lived since the Neolithic Revolution. The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) may be positively spritely in comparison, but the cetacean still…
A bout of COVID-19 or the flu can dramatically increase your likelihood of developing a stroke or experiencing a heart attack, even if you recovered weeks ago.
According to a new paper published in the Journal of the American Heart Association,…
Marketed as nature’s sleep switch, melatonin has become a nightly habit for millions. But new research presented this week at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2025, suggests the supplement may do more than quiet the mind…