Science and Medicine

Shipwrecked 2,000-Year-Old Pills Give Clues to Ancient Medicine

A microscopic image shows the texture of tablets recovered from the second century B.C....

$271 Million Telescope Buried Under South Pole Is Ready to Unearth Dark Matter

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, built over a decade at a cost of $271 million,...

Woman With No Fear Intrigues Scientists

Traumatic events leave no emotional imprint on her brain A 44-year-old woman who doesn’t...

Exhibition in New Zealand Gets New Set of Tiger Teeth

A special Sand Tiger shark-themed exhibition opens at the Mission Bay attraction on December...

Stem Cells: A ‘Stitch in Time’ Could Help Damaged Hearts

“So we believe these results are proof-of-principle—that we can now deliver these cells anywhere...

Medicines and Drugs that can Destroy Your Teeth

There are some medications, such as the antibiotics tetracycline, that may result in internal...

Great White Shark Bite Explained

The researchers used computer simulations to get a closer look at the feeding behaviors...

Cloud Study Predicts More Global Warming

This is the type of marine stratus clouds off the South American coast that...

Importance of Exercise for Those at Special Risk for Alzheimer’s

In the study groups of those carrying the gene, individuals who exercised showed greater...

Alcohol Heart Benefits Show Up Even After Bypass Surgery

“We find that some people stop drinking after surgery, since they believe it might...