Yet, the greatest parasite of the modern age is no blood-sucking invertebrate. It is sleek, glass-fronted and addictive by ...

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), the aromatic herb native to the Mediterranean, has long been treasured in kitchens around ...

A fitness trend known as Japanese walking is capturing attention online, promising major health benefits with minimal ...

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Turkmenistan said Thursday it had significantly reduced a gas fire that has been raging for half a century at a site dubbed ...

In recent years, an increasing number of scientific investigations have backed an alarming hypothesis: Alzheimer's disease may not be merely a condition of an aging brain, but the product of infection ...

A never-before-seen type of giant space explosion – the biggest bangs since the Big Bang – has been accidentally captured by the Gaia space telescope.

There's something very peculiar about the atmosphere surrounding Titan, Saturn's largest moon: rather than staying constantly ...

Though rare, there are a few examples of animal collectives that link their bodies in creative ways to move around. Ants can ...

A woman in Texas has died from a rare brain infection after flushing her nose with water stored in the tank of a recreational ...

The number of people being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) ...

In Europe alone, widespread drying had major consequences: reduced river flows hindered hydropower generation, crop yields ...