One of the most spectacular Einstein rings ever seen in space is enabling us to see what’s happening in a galaxy almost at the dawn of...
Acetaminophen should be used sparingly to relieve the aches and pains of pregnancy, according to a review from a group of 91 scientists and medical experts who...
Culturally, this is an era in which people are held in high esteem when they stick with their beliefs and negatively labeled as “flip-floppers” or “wishy-washy”...
Using data from multiple telescopes, scientists have detected clouds on a gas giant exoplanet some 520 light-years from Earth. So detailed were the observations, they even...
For roughly one in every 10 individuals, long periods of inactivity can trigger an uncomfortable need to get moving again. Long bus rides, chilling out in...
Nobody ever said parenting was easy, but depending on circumstances, some people can find it much harder than others. In recent years researchers have begun to...
As the polar ice sheets melt, the process is not just raising sea levels – it’s also warping the underlying surface of Earth, a new study...
A new discovery offers definitive evidence that humans were in North America far earlier than archaeologists previously thought – a whopping 7,000 years earlier. Fossil footprints...
NASA’s Mars InSight lander has detected its three most powerful quakes yet. On 25 August, InSight detected two quakes, at magnitude 4.1 and 4.2. Then, on...
Patients with COVID-19 who have been admitted to the intensive care unit are very likely to experience unusually persistent delirium, according to emerging research. Delirium is...