A study has found that erythritol can negatively affect blood vessel cells in a lab setting. Scientists suggest this could increase the risk of stroke in people. (Image credit: VadimZakirov via Getty Images) A new lab study has shown that…
On Sunday, the Krasheninnikov volcano erupted with a huge column of ash. (Photo: Sheldovitsky Artem Igorevich / IViS / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images) A long-dormant volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula has erupted just days after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake rocked…
The first stars formed hundreds of millions of years after the Big Bang through reactions with helium hydride ions. (Image credit: John Lund via Getty Images) For the first time, scientists have recreated the earliest molecules in the universe by…
Scientists believe Acrophylla alta is a record-breaking insect. (Image courtesy of James Cook University) A previously unknown giant stick insect has been found in Australia's highland rainforests. It may be the heaviest insect ever recorded in the country. The massive…
A new model predicts that the universe could begin to collapse in about 10 billion years. (Image credit: ALFRED PASIEKA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) A new paper claims that the expected lifespan of the universe is much shorter than…
A 2023 report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) documented more than 200