The bananas we eat are under threat of extinction due to a disease known as Fusarium wilt. (Image credit: RHJ via Getty Images) A new study has led scientists to make significant progress in the fight to save the world's…
'Houses of Parliament, Sunset' by Claude Monet (1913) (Photo credit: Active Museum/Active Art/Alamy Stock Photo) Impressionists like Claude Monet and JMW Turner are famous for their misty, magical works. But new research suggests that what these European artists were actually…
(Image credit: slowmotiongli/Getty Images) Hello, whale! Welcome to our killer whale quiz. You may already be familiar with their distinctive black and white coloring and large dorsal fins, but how much do you know about these majestic marine mammals? For…
Vegetables and even plant-based meat alternatives rarely contain as much protein as real meat. But why is that? (Image credit: wildpixel via Getty Images) It is known that vegetarians and vegans need to work a little harder to get the…
Diesel fumes can disrupt the functioning of an important neural network in the brain. (Image credit: Peter MacDiarmid/Staff via Getty Images) A new study suggests that even short-term exposure to diesel fumes can alter brain function by disrupting signaling in…
(Image credit: Left: Wirestock/Getty Images; Right: Winfried Wisniewski/Getty Images) Scientists say killer whales in the Pacific Northwest have started wearing salmon hats again, reviving a bizarre tradition first noticed in the 1980