The same lifestyle changes found effective in reducing heart disease risk, such as exercise,…
Dozens of researchers from around the world have shared their collective review of the role…
The world’s second largest diamond could soon find a new home in a museum or a sheikh’s collection – but first needs to be properly evaluated, the Belgian firm holding it told AFP Monday.
Unearthed last year in Botswana, the 2,488-carat…
If you’re lounging outside on a muggy night enjoying a beer, you may start to notice wave after wave of mosquitoes pestering you. And it’s not just an unlucky coincidence — it’s because of that brew in your hand.
Mosquitoes don’t just…
Normally, cats and water are two things that don’t really get along. But a jaguar in Brazil has demonstrated some impressive swimming skills and now holds a world record.
The jaguar’s swim, which equals almost a mile in length, is the longest…
Whale song is calming and ethereal, and a lot more complex than once thought. Take a recent example — earlier this year, an international team of researchers discovered that the calls of humpbacks contained language-like structures remarkably…
There are the signs that fall is in full swing — knits, pumpkin spice everything, and the turning back of the clocks.
The U.S. is one of about 70 countries worldwide that have adopted daylight saving time; the rest mainly exist in Europe. This…
Think of evolution, and you might think of Darwin’s finches and natural selection. But according to researchers writing in the journal BioScience, it is not our genes that are determining our current evolutionary journey. It is our…
It is a well-known fact that water and electricity do not mix, but new research suggests ice is a flexoelectric material — which, in layman’s terms, means it can produce electricity.
It’s unlikely that you will be able to save much in terms…
