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
An artist's illustration of the Voyager 1 probe heading towards the Oort Cloud. (Image credit: Science Photo Library/Alamy Stock Photo) A new study suggests that the Oort cloud – a mysterious shell of icy objects at the edge of the…
Experts say you may find it temporarily harder to remember some aspects of your native language if you move abroad, but you're unlikely to forget it entirely if you're past a certain age. (Image credit: Jose Luis Pelaez Inc via…
Parliament building at sunset amidst pollution and smog in New Delhi, Delhi, India, Delhi. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) For one to two days during wildfire season, cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Sacramento and Seattle earn the dubious distinction…
Killer whales target the pelvic area of whale sharks, causing them to bleed out and giving them access to the fish's nutritious livers. (Photo: Kelsey Williamson) A pod of killer whales off the coast of Mexico has mastered the art…