(Image credit: Pictrider via Shutterstock) For most of our evolutionary history, human activity was tied to daylight. Technology has freed us from these ancient sleep-wake cycles, but there is evidence that sunlight has left and continues to leave its mark.…
A sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) in the Indian Ocean. (Photo credit: Peter Pinnock/Getty Images) Scientists have uncovered the secrets of shark sex off the coast of North Carolina by studying the terrifying bites they receive during mating. Shark sex…
Members of the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe expressed their cultural connection to the mummy and wished for it to be given a proper burial. Illustration of the Spirit Cave mummy. /p/div p class=”dropcaps”>Genetic research has ended a 20-year debate between a…
The study suggests that undetected viral infections may explain some cases of SIDS. (Image courtesy of Oscar Wong via Getty Images) A small study suggests that infections and inflammation of the brain may explain some cases of sudden infant death…
(Image credit: Variety via Getty Images) Do you remember the scene in Star Wars where the Death Star destroys the planet Alderaan? Eight laser beams converge at one point, creating a powerful laser that destroys the planet. It was a…
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