Massachusetts Rep. Jim McGovern and his family are mourning the loss of his daughter Molly. The 23-year-old college student died suddenly on April 23, 2025, while visiting friends in Assisi, Italy. Molly had been fighting a rare form of cancer since 2019. Despite her health challenges, she lived life to the fullest until her unexpected...

Taurine is a naturally occurring amino acid that is found throughout the body. Most commonly found in the brain, heart, muscles, and bone marrow. Adults synthesize taurine, but people also commonly obtain it from foods like meat, fish, and eggs. Many energy drinks and protein supplements prominently add taurine. People commonly use taurine supplements to...

On May 8, 2025, history turned a page as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected to the papacy, becoming Pope Leo XIV, the first American ever to lead the Roman Catholic Church. His appointment immediately captured the world’s attention. The Pope’s message to America was eagerly anticipated by many. However, it wasn’t just the historic...

Science has long dismissed ancient mystic’s claims of an “aura” emanating from life forms as pseudoscience. But new research from the University of Calgary and the National Research Council of Canada sheds new light on life. Their study, published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, reveals that all living things emit faint light. This...

For thousands of years, humans have turned to nature’s pharmacy in search of healing, comfort, and vitality. Medicinal leaves, in particular, stand out as humble yet powerful remedies for varieties of ailments. Across continents and cultures, people have plucked leaves from their gardens, forests, and fields. They have brewed them into teas, crushed them into...

Vaping has often been promoted as a safer alternative to smoking. However, the experience of Loyda Cordero Faliero, a 39-year-old mother from Franklinville, New York, refutes this assumption. After quitting cigarettes and switching to vaping, Faliero developed severe lung complications. She developed air pockets in the walls of her lungs, which completely shifted her way...

China aims to become a world leader in the field of renewable energy, particularly in regard to solar power. In fact, in recent years, it has almost completely monopolized panel production and solar energy globally. The country is installing solar power projects in a range of different terrains, from deserts to mudflats, in an effort...

AI language models seem to have the answer for everything. But how accurate are its answers? The AI models often speak with such authority that we seldom bother to check how accurate their output is. Especially now, as they get progressively smarter, one would assume that their margin for error has only decreased over time....

The chilling December night in 2013 began with promise for 19-year-old Jake Anderson, a freshman at the University of Minnesota. After attending a party, he left to escort some friends home, but Jake was never seen alive again. A photographer discovered his lifeless body near the Stone Arch Bridge, slumped over in freezing temperatures of...

Marco Velazquez found strangers living in his South Side Chicago home when his realtor arrived with a possible buyer to show the place. The people inside, Shermaine Powell-Gillard and a man named Codarro, told police they had bought the house. They showed papers that officials later said were fake. For Velazquez, finding squatters in his house felt like...

There is an ongoing debate regarding the use of glyphosate in weed killers such as Roundup. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified the ingredient as a probable carcinogen in humans. Yet, Georgia recently became the second state to implement legislation that protects Bayer, the company that produces Roundup, from potential lawsuits. This...

A scientist may have found the cure for breast cancer, but through a controversial approach. Beata Halassy, 50, is a PhD virologist who successfully treated her own breast cancer by injecting herself with viruses known to attack cancer cells. This method is known as oncolytic virotherapy (OVT) and is currently being studied as an experimental...