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What happens to your brain when you are sleep deprived: Science behind this phenomenon will leave you surprisedStaying awake for over twenty-four hours results in involuntary micro-sleeps, highlighting how crucial sleep is to our health. After just s...- In 2024, researchers tested crushed waste concrete as a base for Chesapeake oyster reefs; oyster spat grew and survived with no detectable hydrocarbon leachingIn the Chesapeake Bay, recycled concrete rubble is proving to be a nursery for young oysters. Scientists have discovered that this crushed ...
- A 13th-century cellar in Germany looked ordinary until archaeologists discovered its ceiling was built from a medieval shipArchaeologists studying a 13th-century cellar in Constance, Germany, have discovered that its ceiling was made using at least 19 planks fro...
- This 17-year-old student built a math model that predicts how multiple diseases spread together inside the bodyAlyssa Yu, a 17-year-old Maryland student, has developed a mathematical model to predict how two infectious diseases can spread and interac...
- Pennsylvania's MMR vaccination rate fell below 95%. Now two residents have died from measlesPennsylvania is facing its first measles fatalities in thirty-five years due to a rise in cases statewide, primarily affecting unvaccinated...
- Mark Zuckerberg's wife Priscilla Chan’s parents escaped Vietnam by boat with no hope of reuniting with their family; decades later, their daughter became a Harvard graduate & philanthropistPriscilla Chan's journey is rooted in her family's escape from war-torn Vietnam in search of safety and a better life. She became the first...
- In 2002, a salesman started seeing maths everywhere after being beaten up outside a bar. The violent attack gave him acquired savant syndrome, says scienceA former futon salesman from Tacoma had little interest in mathematics before a violent attack outside a bar in 2002. After suffering a bra...
- 87-year-old Florida billionaire who bought Apple at its IPO spends $40 million on Ferrari’s first EV designed with Jony Ive, making history with one-of-a-kind Luce bought at auction87-year-old billionaire Herbert A. Wertheim, an early Apple investor, has spent $40 million on Ferrari’s first fully electric production ca...
- Matrix star Keanu Reeves reportedly donated 70% of his $45 million earnings after his sister's battle with leukaemia; by 2009, his private foundation aided hospitals involved in cancer researchKeanu Reeves donated 70% of his Matrix salary to cancer research, a claim that has spread widely online for years. But the real story is mo...
- Burmese pythons invaded Florida’s Everglades in the 1980s; decades later, the decline in raccoon, opossum and bobcat population number is staggeringBurmese pythons, an invasive species in Florida's Everglades, have caused severe declines in native wildlife over the past several decades....
- The Architecture Trap: Why better algorithms won’t fix healthcareIndia’s AI healthcare push faces a critical choice: use technology mainly to streamline existing healthcare transactions or build a prevent...
- Congo Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in country’s history as toll hits 2,325Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak has become the deadliest on record. This outbreak has now killed 2,325 people, surpassing pre...
- Between 2021 to 2024, patients were screened, now study finds blood pressure-hypertension medicine may treat rare and potentially fatal brain disease in childrenVWM causes progressive loss of motor and intellectual abilities and can lead to early death. There is currently no approved treatment that ...
- New cholesterol guidelines urge Americans to act earlier on ‘bad’ cholesterol and other blood fats to lower lifelong heart attack and stroke risk. Here's what you need to knowThe latest guidance from the US emphasizes the importance of identifying and treating abnormal blood fats earlier. This proactive strategy ...
- In 1899, Harvard graduate James Dole came to Hawaii to grow coffee, but his failed plan B turned him into the “Pineapple King” and built a pineapple empire that became famous worldwideJames Dole arrived in Hawaii in 1899 hoping to grow coffee but his coffee venture failed, pushing him towards pineapples instead. Dole esta...
- In 2025, Alaska nurse entered surrogacy agreement with Los Angeles based California couple, exactly a year after Rumi-Gabriel controversy in Texas reaches Dallas court's threshold even as baby boy suffers life-threatening hypoplastic left heart syndromeHypoplastic left heart syndrome is a condition where one side of the heart is underdeveloped and prevents normal blood flow. If untreated, ...
- Bengaluru-based startup leans on cancer-sniffing dogs and AI for early detectionBilly, Jessie and Banu are part of a team of beagles, labradors, Dutch shepherds and other dog breeds being trained by startup Dognosis to ...
- Congo's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak reaches a sixth provinceCongo's Ebola crisis has escalated to a sixth province following a recent fatality. This outbreak is now recorded as the fastest-spreading ...
- In 2017, two parents asked scientist Stanley Crooke to create treatments for their children's rare mutations. Years later, a custom drug cut one boy's seizures by 90% and helped him walk on his own for the first timeMedicine is undergoing a profound transformation by shifting focus from populations to individual patients. A novel custom drug for rare ge...
- Can AI shorten India's rare disease diagnosis journey? New tool aims to do just thatSanofi has launched AccelRare, an AI tool aiding doctors in rare disease pre-diagnosis. This platform generates potential diagnoses within ...
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