Category: Science
Flu Shots Are Linked to a Drop in COVID-19 Infections, And Scientists Aren’t Sure Why
Getting a flu shot is not the same thing as getting a COVID-19 vaccination. If it were, the world would be in a very different…
Neuroscientists Detect Confused ‘Zombie’ Cells in The Human Brain After Death
You’d think once a human is dead, the body would be done doing things; without blood circulation and air, the inner systems would be fast…
We Just Got Even More Evidence of Humans Interbreeding With Mysterious Denisovans
Island Southeast Asia has one of the largest and most intriguing hominin fossil records in the world. But our new research suggests there is another…
More Results From The Large Hadron Collider Point to Entirely New Physics
Update (24 March 2021): The Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment is still insisting there’s a flaw in our best model of particle physics. As explained…
A 4th Coronavirus Surge Is Threatening The US Due to a List of Reasons
Plateauing COVID-19 case rates, and the discovery of coronavirus variants in several states, could mean an “avoidable” fourth surge in COVID-19 cases is on the…
A Banned Experimental Stimulant From 1940s Was Just Found in Weight Loss Supplements
An experimental stimulant drug from the World War II era is showing up in weight loss and sports supplements sold today, according to a new…
Our Brains Could Be Directly Involved in Processing Alcohol, Mouse Study Hints
Despite alcohol being a common recreational substance we’ve been drinking for at least 12,000 years, it seems we still don’t fully understand just what it does…
Even Mild Brain Injuries Raise the Risk of Dementia Years Later
You don’t have to be a professional football player to get a solid conk on the head. By one estimate from medical researchers, over 27…
A Star Just Exploded in The Sky, And It Is Easy to Observe
According to reports in The Astronomer’s Telegram, a star in the region of the constellation of Cassiopeia has just gone nova, and the glow is still…
Neanderthals Used a Really Familiar Tool For Their Dental Hygiene, Study Shows
The plain wooden toothpick is among the simplest of all manufactured objects and is considered the oldest instrument for dental cleaning, one that spans more than…