Hurricane Humberto (right) is expected to push Tropical Storm Imelda (developing left) off the East Coast. This GOES-19 satellite image was taken Friday, before Imelda strengthened into a named tropical storm. (Image courtesy of CSU/CIRA and NOAA) Two hurricanes could…
For decades, people have been looking for ways to float in the air without worrying about anything. Now two engineers believe they have found a solution to this problem, but to do so they had to look back to earth.…
A new species of crinoid fish has been discovered at a depth of 10,700 feet. (Image credit: © 2019 MBARI) A lumpy pink fish with blue eyes and beard-like appendages was captured on video hovering above the muddy bottom of…
An international team of researchers from China and the UK has uncovered a mechanism by which influenza is particularly dangerous for the elderly. The work is published in the journal PNAS. Scientists have found that with age, the level of…
However, it is impossible to say that there are no blank spots left on Earth today. It is enough to pay attention to the relatively small Dogon tribe, which lives in the African state of Mali. This tribe is so…
Concentrated beetroot juice may lower blood pressure in older people by altering the composition of the oral microbiome, according to researchers at the University of Exeter, published in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine (FRBM). In their study, the…
It is customary to believe (according to the rules of etiquette) that one should not come to a guest empty-handed. Even if it is a waffle cake or a chocolate bar, one must grab it. But not everyone follows this…
Unusual sisters live in the same body, but only one of them has found her soulmate, Ukr.Media reports. Conjoined twins Abigail and Brittany Hensel first attracted mass attention back in 1996 when they appeared on Oprah Winfrey’s mega-popular entertainment show.…
An old wise woman had been traveling in the mountains for several days. One morning, as she stood by a stream to draw water, the shine of one of the stones caught her attention. She put her jug aside to…
Dentists recently revealed a professional secret. They said that most of us pay too much for branded toothpaste, which is absolutely unnecessary for clean teeth and healthy gums, Ukr.Media reports. Experts explained what people really need to do to ensure…