Tiny bones locked in stone for millions of years have finally told their sad story.
The 150-million-year-old fossils belong to a pair of pterosaur hatchlings, both of whom appear to have perished in a spectacularly violent weather event,…
It’s not hard to find stories of animals getting tipsy. A moose in Sweden was found with its head stuck in a tree after being seen staggering around, eating fermented apples.
Elephants in Botswana getting drunk on marula fruit. My pet rat, who…
Animals of all kinds mix and mingle in the underground refuges, offering troubling opportunities for diseases to jump species
Most of us can hold our breath for between 30 and 90 seconds.
A few minutes without oxygen can be fatal, so we have an involuntary reflex to breathe.
But freediver Vitomir Maričić recently held his breath for a new world record of 29 minutes…
Air pollution is associated with an increased risk of developing dementia, according to a new…
“In the old days, it was more like a luxury project,” says Deo de Klerk, team lead for heating and cooling solutions at the Dutch energy firm Eneco. Today, his company’s clients increasingly ask for district cooling as well as district…
If you’re one of the 63 million Americans who went hiking last year, chances are you’ve found yourself needing to go, with no toilet in sight.
Aside from personal inconvenience, why is this such a big deal?
Human fecal contamination is a public…
Don’t let the lovey-dovey name of the kissing bug fool you. A smooch from this insect won’t make you blush, but instead, may leave you with a broken heart — literally.
Kissing bugs (also known as triatomines) are vectors for the potentially…
Toilet time often feels like the perfect little break in our day to check the news, scroll social media, read emails, or do other phone tasks. But what if extending your bathroom visit longer than necessary poses a risk to your health?
A new study…
