Category: 9. Sci/Tech

Though you can’t see them, the microscopic organisms that make up the gut microbiome have a huge impact on your health, and not just in your digestive tract. The gut microbiome could also impact how well you sleep and it could help your body…

Your nose is stuffy. Your eyes are swollen. Your throat is sore, and your senses of smell and taste are shot. It’s your seasonal allergies — they’re acting up again, and your antihistamines aren’t cutting it.

Allergy immunotherapy…

Losing weight could be as simple as replacing some of the sausages, beef and bacon in your diet with legumes, according to a recent study.

Scientists at the University of Helsinki instructed 51 Finnish men, aged 20 to 65, to reduce the amount of…

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) has fascinated stargazers for millennia – but now we can see it as never before. From the crystal-clear skies above the AstroCamp Observatory in Nerpio, Spain, three photographers have revealed its luminous core and…

A new study finds autism and schizophrenia may lie at the crux of what makes humans uniquely intelligent.

“Our results suggest that some of the same genetic changes that make the human brain unique also made humans more neurodiverse,” says…

More than 3 million people in the U.S. have chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a complex condition characterized by extreme, persistent fatigue. Neither sleep nor rest is shown to relieve their exhaustion, and among the many unknowns associated with…

A sudden growth spurt has led to a ‘rogue’ planet becoming the fastest-growing planet ever seen.

The planet unexpectedly began gorging on the gas surrounding it a few months ago and is now swallowing down six billion tonnes (2.2 trillion…

NASA’s VIPER lunar rover could be delivered to the moon by Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ aerospace company. The US space agency has awarded the company a task order to design a delivery plan for the rover, with a future delivery option.

The award,…