Some people with HIV have a seemingly miraculous ability to control the disease without life-long antiviral medications or risky bone marrow transplants, and now, a new study hints at how this “elite” group bridles the infection. In less than 0.5%…
The information locked inside black holes could be detected by feeling their ‘hair,’ new research suggests. Black holes are celestial objects with such massive gravity that not even light can escape their clutches once it crosses the event horizon, or…
“Dude, I’m so wasted.” Offer a pinch of catnip or a catnip-filled toy to your pet feline, and her response might be dramatic … and silly. She may roll on her back, dart wildly around, drool, lick the catnip and…
A WOMAN who clinically died, albeit briefly, believes she caught a glimpse of the afterlife and was “one with all of creation” as she met Jesus Christ. Tales of the afterlife are common among people who suffered a near-death experience…
Cells solving a microscopic replica of the infamous Hampton Court hedge maze, using an intuitive process called chemotaxis For a single cell, the human body is a gargantuan maze of tissues, chemicals and capillaries, crammed full with trillions of other…
The ground sloth didn’t stand a chance. About 13 million years ago, a ground sloth wandered too close to the water’s edge, where a caiman lay waiting to strike. The attack likely happened in a flash, and ended with the…