After a rainy day, someone picked up a blade of grass and placed it under a microscope. To their surprise, it looked like the grass was smiling. This unexpected image, now widely known as “smiling grass”, wasn’t a joke or special effect. It was a fascinating result of the plant’s inner structure. When magnified, the...
The next time you pull your laptop out at airport security, you’ll be following rules created by a terrifying terrorist attack nine years ago. On February 2, 2016, a bomb hidden inside a laptop exploded on Daallo Airlines Flight 159, leading to security rules still used worldwide. The attack changed how airports check electronics and...
Artificial sweeteners are added to a large range of food and drink products that we consume daily. They are also added to another product that many people use regularly – vapes. A relatively new artificial sweetener called neotame has been found in the top 11 disposable e-cigarette manufacturers, providing their flavors with their sweetness. Neotame...
One morning, a four-year-old girl woke up dazed and unable to walk. Her mother rushed her to a local hospital where the doctors struggled to find the source of the symptoms, which were getting worse. She went from crawling to being unable to sit up or move her hands. Finally, a neurologist found the source...
A routine chiropractic neck adjustment transformed Carissa Klundt’s life into a nightmare of constant pain and being bedridden. The 41-year-old Las Vegas mother of 3 claimed to have had an artery torn by the chiropractor. A CT scan later revealed she experienced a vertebral artery dissection during what should have been a standard treatment session. ...
Scientists analyzed “Neanderthal” human remains and discovered it doesn’t fit into any known species classification. Uncovered in China in 1958, the 300,000-year-old fossil included a skull and a few facial bones. Despite the specimen being incomplete, researchers realized its features don’t fit perfectly into any primate catagory such as Neanderthals and Denisovans. The skull also...
An Oregon high school track meet became the center of a national debate when two female athletes refused to share a medal podium with a transgender athlete. The incident at the state championship went viral on social media, starting conversations about fairness in women’s sports. The protest has taken on new importance since the Trump administration...
The memorial garden in Tuam looks peaceful from the street, with neat grass and quiet housing that suggests nothing of the tragedy beneath. Yet this week, workers began sealing off the site where investigators believe nearly 800 children are buried. Forensic teams are beginning Ireland’s most extensive excavation to recover the remains of babies and...
Imagine a world where rivers flowed across lush landscapes, where early mammals roamed beneath warm skies, and where life thrived in places we now consider Earth’s most desolate. Now imagine that world perfectly preserved, frozen for 34 million years beneath two miles of Antarctic ice. Scientists have just discovered exactly that. A prehistoric landscape larger than Belgium, complete with...
The Transportation Security Administration has implemented a comprehensive ban on lithium-ion batteries in checked luggage. This comes just months before the REAL ID travel requirement came into effect on May 7th. This restriction affects millions of travelers who routinely pack portable chargers and power banks in their checked bags. However, lithium-ion batteries and devices that...
In an eerie twist of fate, two men survived deadly plane crashes while seated in the exact same seat: 11A. The most recent survivor, Viswash Kumar Ramesh, walked away from the wreckage of Air India Flight AI‑171. Decades earlier, Thai actor and singer Ruangsak “James” Loychusak survived a similar crash, also from seat 11A. On...
Many young people today are striving to live healthier lifestyles by exercising regularly and eating properly. However, many health foods can often come with unexpected side effects. Yet I don’t think anyone anticipated that simply swallowing a food could cause issues. That’s right, one man ended up in the hospital after only eating a tablespoon...
