Cats who develop dementia-like symptoms in old age have similar changes in their brain to humans with Alzheimer’s, a new study has found. The findings could kick down the door to new research, possibly helping fuel the discovery of therapies…
Giraffes are tall, but they aren’t above a taxonomic reclassification. According to a new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), giraffes actually represent four separate species, rather than one.
The report —…
Product recalls are nothing new. Most happen because of bacterial contamination like Salmonella, foreign objects accidentally entering the production line, or even mislabeled ingredients. But the latest case caught the U.S. Food and Drug…
Little pieces of the 4.5 billion-year-old Asteroid Bennu are saying a whole lot about the history of the solar system. As the first asteroid samples to return to the U.S. for research, particles from Bennu have begun to paint a sweeping picture…
My dog Pepper is an easygoing senior who loves bedtime. I’m sure his treat is part of it, but he also likes us all settling down for the night. He loves short walks, during which he gets to sniff a lot.
And he’s thrilled to see the horse that…
Deep beneath the surface of the ocean lies an extreme marine ecosystem home to submarine volcanoes, an opening in the seafloor erupting with magma to form new crust. Void of light with an immense amount of pressure, these remote regions are…
Rocket science is hard. Famously so. Spacecraft have millions of components, each performing thousands of steps. A single mistake can jeopardise the entire mission.
Mission runners can’t simply dispatch a technician to Mars or the deep void of…
A new study has found that visceral fat – the hidden belly fat stored deep in the abdomen – can accelerate the ageing of your heart.
Unlike subcutaneous fat, which sits just below the skin, visceral fat surrounds organs including the stomach,…
The recent publication of the University of Edinburgh’s Review of Race and History has…
