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Gum diseases are among the most common chronic human diseases, affecting between 20 to 50% of people worldwide. They happen when plaque, a sticky film of bacteria, builds up on teeth. The earliest stages of gum disease are treatable and reversible (gingivitis). But some people develop a chronic destructive form of gum disease, which is […]

In 1483, two young princes in line for the throne entered the Tower of London and were never seen again. After 191 years, the remains of two young children were uncovered in Windsor Castle buried beneath a stone staircase. After an examination of the remains in 1933, the bones were placed back into an urn […]

Redditors have been sharing their favorite “myths that people still believe”, and we’re willing to bet you either believe one of them or know someone who does.  Here are a few of the best ones. As always, we’ll jump in if anything needs elaborating. Advertisement Yes, there’s a strange urban myth that if you swallow […]

The world is inching ever closer to climate catastrophe as humans continue to destroy habitats, pollute oceans, and pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. As things stand, the world’s animals face the full force of the damage. Species are going extinct at a rapid rate, and while many scientists toil away at trying to stem […]

Charles Darwin once discovered the rare bird he had been searching for for years – halfway through chowing it down for Christmas dinner. When you picture Darwin, you may imagine him in the Galapagos diligently taking notes while observing a finch, maybe remarking on slight differences between it and another very similar finch. You probably […]

Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo is the winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and he will receive a prize worth 10 million Swedish kronor (896,256.51 US dollars). The prestigious award was given for “discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution,” a field that is now known as paleogenomics. The […]

Tesla boss Elon Musk has revealed the company’s humanoid robot after a lot of hype. Just before “Optimus” shuffled out on stage and awkwardly waved, the billionaire assured the crowd that it wasn’t just a guy in a spandex suit like their last event. Nevertheless, some experts remained unimpressed. Optimus was presented in the first […]

The big picture of Earth’s geologic history over the last 2 billion years is of continents coming together and then breaking apart every 600 million years or so. A future rejoining is inevitable, but geologists have long debated whether it will occur when the Americas’ west coasts run into Asia, or if their east coasts […]

The winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo. The award was given for “discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution.” The prize is worth 10 million Swedish kronor (896,256.51 US dollars).  The award recognizes how the Swedish geneticist’s work in the field of evolutionary […]

Our siblings play a central role in our childhoods, so it stands to reason they influence our personality in the long term. In particular, researchers have long been interested in how growing up with a sister compared to a brother might influence who we become as adults. How do children interact with their sister or […]

Blood Falls is a waterfall of vibrant red water that oozes out of the Taylor Glacier in Victoria Land, East Antarctica. For decades, this strange sight confused the brave explorers who managed to reach this distant valley. While we now have a solid idea of what’s causing this hellish phenomenon, research over the past few […]

Anything is possible in a world where bees can be fish and lagoons can be people – including false teeth doubling up as hearing aids. It sounds wild, we know, but the future of assistive hearing devices could lie in our mouths via a dental implant capable of conducting sound from tooth to jaw to […]

Oxytocin is a hormone produced by the brain (specifically the hypothalamus) and released into the bloodstream. It is often touted as a “love hormone” or “love drug” – it can help us socially bond with others and generates happy feelings. But this hormone may be able to heal hearts after a heart attack, a study […]

Many forms of ear infections strike children and adults alike, but among the most common is acute otitis externa, also known as swimmer’s ear. About 10 percent of Americans will experience swimmer’s ear during their lifetimes. Adults are affected more commonly, and children only rarely, generally ages 5 to 12. Advertisement But you don’t have […]

Another hurricane, another chance to share old “footage” of sharks taking to the flooded streets in a classic case of sharks appearing where sharks definitely shouldn’t be. A classic hoax. Or is it?   You may have seen the video circulating on social media of what appears to be a shark swimming down a street […]

Dinosaurs are in the news these days, but it’s not just for groundbreaking discoveries. More and more paleontologists are ringing alarm bells about high-profile auctions in which dinosaur fossils sell for outrageous sums. The most recent example involves a 77 million-year-old Gorgosaurus skeleton that Sotheby’s sold for over US$6 million in August 2022. Advertisement But […]

Elon Musk has stirred up Twitter once again by suggesting that his much-hyped Cybertruck will be “waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat.” Given Musk’s notorious online persona, it’s impossible to tell whether this is a serious statement or just something he’s spitballing.  Nevertheless, the tweet caused a cascade of reactions (mainly negative). Advertisement […]

Are you sick of dealing with labyrinthine cookie consent popups just to navigate the web without being tracked? Well, researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark, have created a browser extension that automatically rejects them for you. Consent-O-Matic is free and available for Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and other chromium-based browsers, and Safari for macOS and iOS. […]

This week, we see the first joint footage from Hubble and JWST, blessed images of a sloth with a big ol’ coconut for a head, and we learn about the man who prevented World War III. For First Time, Hubble And JWST Watched The Same Event: DART Slamming Into An Asteroid The two titans of […]