There have been numerous cases of measles in the US this year. How protected are you from the disease? And how can you find out? (Image credit: FatCamera/Getty Images) Hundreds of people have fallen ill with measles in the United…
Yellowstone bison were driven to extinction in the late 19th century by intensive commercial hunting. (Photo credit: National Park Service/Jacob W. Frank) Bison in Yellowstone National Park spent more than a century split into two genetically distinct herds. But new…
Supercentenarian Maria Brañas Morera on her 117th birthday on March 4, 2024. (Photo credit: Arxiu de la família Brañas Morera, (CC0 1.0 UNIVERSAL Deed), via Wikimedia Commons) Maria Brañas Morera died in August 20
(Image credit: Yaroslav Kushta/Getty Images) Japanese scientists have developed a new type of “universal” computing memory that is significantly faster and requires less energy than the modules used in modern laptops and PCs. Magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) is a…
The waves in the Drake Passage are so powerful that their effects are known as the “Drake Shake.” (Photo by Mlenny/Getty Images) The Drake Passage is an ocean channel that lies between the southern tip of South America and the…
Snot needs to be sticky to protect our airways from pollutants and pathogens. (Image credit: Makiko Tanigawa via Getty Images) Most of the time, you're probably barely aware that you have mucus in your nose. However, when you have a…