US authorities on Monday warned Americans to not buy prescription pills online because they increasingly include lethal doses of fentanyl and methamphetamine. The Drug Enforcement Administration...
Scientists have developed a microneedle ‘vaccine patch’ that promises a much greater immune response than traditional vaccine shots – and all without the potential pain and...
An ecologist’s blunder led to the release of a ‘Russian doll’ set of stomach-bursting parasites onto a remote Finnish island, a new study has revealed. Thirty...
Astronauts on the International Space Station see remarkable views of Earth every day, but one phenomenon never fails to awe them: the aurora. European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet...
It may seem obvious that children who can see better would do better in class. But just because it’s obvious doesn’t change the harsh truth: In...
If you live at a high latitude, it’s time to break out the camera. Space weather agencies are predicting a solar storm for Monday 27 September:...
Every day, and thousands of times a year in the US, a kid swallows a battery. In the last 20 years or so, this dangerous and...
DNA evidence has finally ended the debate about where the ancient Etruscans – an ancient civilization whose remains are found in Italy – came from. According to...
There are many reports based on scientific research that talk about the long-term impacts of climate change – such as rising levels of greenhouse gases, temperatures...
Our planet and everything that lives on it is buckling under the weight of all the plastic waste we’re producing. The volume of these non-biodegradable materials...