In humans, teens do the most dangerous things. In chimpanzees, that honor goes to toddlers. The difference may lie in caregiver supervision.
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A years-long ordeal for a tattooed Polish man who underwent multiple surgeries to excise every last chunk of red-inked skin highlights the severe allergic reactions tattoo pigments can trigger in some people.
This Hubble image captures a jet of gas from a forming star. The bright pink and green patches are HH 80/81, a pair of Herbig-Haro (HH) objects.
When tissue is severely damaged, surviving cells can respond in a concentrated burst of biological repair known as compensatory proliferation.
Mathematicians rely on numbers, but finding words to explain different levels of certainty has stymied everyone from the ancient Greeks to the most famous modern philosophers. Maths columnist Jacob Aron tells the story of how a CIA analyst finally .. ...
The president's embrace of fossil fuels and withdrawal from the global fight against climate change will make it hard to keep warming at safe levels, scientists said.
A tiny chunk of dead star just 731 light-years away has presented astronomers with a shimmering puzzle: a powerful, glowing bow shock.
A small group of people experience no pleasure from music despite normal hearing and intact emotions. Brain imaging reveals that their auditory and reward systems fail to properly communicate, leaving music emotionally flat. Researchers developed a . ...
Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are changing how Americans spend money on food. A large Cornell study found households cut grocery spending by over 5% within six months, with even bigger drops at fast-food restaurants. Snack foods and ...
Recorded in cave drawings as far back as 1000BC, this is one of the oldest zodiacal constellations to be recognised in its modern form ...