By Ben Coxworth – A batch of the snake venom organoids. Ravian van Ineveld, © Princess Máxima Center. Although snake venom generally has a pretty nasty effect on people, it’s also used in the production of life-saving antivenoms, along with various other …
Research explains the positive impact and health benefits of children spending more time in nature. By Jaimee Bell – Time spent in nature is beneficial for children’s mental and physical health, research says. Photo by David Tadevosian on Shutterstock “Nature-deficit disorder” is the …
By Ben Coxworth – How old would you say this one is? jelen80/Depositphotos. – Finding a person’s fingerprints at a crime scene isn’t always enough to convict them, as they can claim that those prints were left before the crime took place. That …
By Mark Holmes – The most disgusting canned foods make Spam look like a well-aged filet mignon. These weird canned foods make fast food look like fine dining. These strange canned foods make Spaghetti-Os look like $100/plate Italian cuisine. From the weird …
By Scottie Andrew, CNN – So — some sharks walk. Just not the scary ones. While great whites haunt the deep, walking sharks are content to scuttle in the shallows. – They’ve been walking, or something close to it, for at least 9 …
Highest levels of PFAS in Miami, Philadelphia and New Orleans, report by environmental watchdog finds. Reuters – PFAS, resistant to breaking down in the environment, have been linked to cancers, liver damage, low birth weight and other health problems. Photograph: imagebroker/Alamy The contamination …
Being kind to others positively impacts your physical and mental health, according to this groundbreaking research by Stanford professor Dr. James Doty. By Jaimee Bell – Kindness is good for our health, and here’s why… Photo by Halfpoint on Shutterstock The default “rest …
Stunned by chilly weather, the invasive lizards were dropping out of trees in the Sunshine State. Despite how this iguana looks, it is actually not dead, just cold-stunned. It will likely thaw-out as the sun warms it back up. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel …
Confederate agents seeking European support were imprisoned by the U.S. consul, which ignited international protest. The arrest and the subsequent landing of U.S. troops could happen in Tangier, yet it was completely unthinkable just 12 milesaway in Gibraltar or 60 miles away in …
A wild new hypothesis links supernovae to a pivotal moment in human evolution. By Passant Rabie – Among the many things that gave ancient humans an evolutionary edge over other primate species is the ability to walk upright. But exactly why our ancestors …
