Five thousand years ago, a rodent bit a Stone Age hunter-gatherer. The creature carried a strain of pernicious bacteria called Yersinia pestis – the pathogen that...
After ruling the planet for more than 170 million years, non-avian dinosaurs were suddenly demoted from existence by the impact of a large asteroid that struck...
For the first time, scientists have unambiguously confirmed the collision of a black hole and a neutron star: The fateful moment two extreme objects come together...
More than 179 million Americans and more than 44 million Britons have received their first dose of a two-shot COVID-19 vaccine. The US has authorized vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, while the UK...
Cholera accounts for tens of thousands of deaths worldwide each year, and can kill in a matter of hours after infection – but a new vaccine...
A woman in Taiwan unknowingly had two chopstick fragments lodged in her sinuses for a week after a violent fight with her sister, according to a...
China has released video and sound clips from its rover exploring the surface of Mars. The files were published by China National Space Agency on Sunday. The...
The mineral pyrite was historically nicknamed fool’s gold because of its deceptive resemblance to the precious metal. The term was often used during the California gold...
If life exists on Venus, it’s not like any organism that’s ever been encountered on Earth, scientists claim in a new study. In late 2020, the...
Scientists have revealed a fascinating new design for an incredibly tiny, inflatable spinal cord implant, suited for treating severe chronic back pain that doesn’t respond to...