The largest genetic study ever conducted on endometriosis has revealed significant overlap in genes associated with nearly a dozen other pain conditions, including migraines.The findings could open a new chapter for research on the underlying causes of the disease...
A large asteroid will safely zoom between Earth and the Moon on Saturday, a once-in-a-decade event that will be used as a training exercise for planetary defense efforts, according to the European Space Agency.The asteroid, named 2023 DZ2, is...
NASA revealed a new prototype of the spacesuit destined to adorn the next astronauts on the Moon. But the look is a little misleading.In an event on March 15, NASA and its new spacesuit contractor, Axiom Space, walked out...
Most of us can relate to that intense, spine-shuddering feeling of repulsion when hearing someone scrape their nails down a chalkboard. But for some people such intense reactions to noise can also be triggered by much more common, mundane...
A new species of orchid with delicate, glass-like blooms has been discovered by Japanese scientists, who found the pink and white plant hiding in plain sight.Despite its presence in Japan's parks and gardens, it took researchers at Kobe University...
During a road trip, you take a big swig of a water bottle you bought at the last gas station. Despite the label's promise of a natural taste, a chemical flavor bathes your tongue. You examine the bottle and...
A flower's ability to mimic the sexually attractive traits of pollinators to lure them to its nectar has long fascinated scientists.Flowers can't buy glasses and a wig to create a disguise, so how they came to pull off such...
Once more, we're talking about the origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.First the US Department of Energy's review gave more emphasis to the laboratory leak hypothesis than previously, although the confidence for this conclusion was low.Second, and...
Are you sitting comfortably? Just pause for a moment and without adjusting, notice your posture. What are your legs doing?Are they crossed? And are you a right or left crosser? Some 62 percent of people cross right over left,...
Looking to the stars for constellations that preside over birth and life has a long and complex history, and archaeologists have just uncovered a small piece of it.A spectacular series of relief paintings on the ceiling of an ancient...