A gene mutation has been identified in bed bugs for the first time, and it could explain why these little beasties are on the ...

The toxin is known as colibactin. It is produced by certain strains of Escherichia coli that reside in the colon and rectum, ...

“Over the 4 day course of the viewing and funeral ceremony, the Pope’s chest ‘exploded’ due to build-up of gas in the chest ...

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At just 300 light-years away, it’s one of the closest large gas clouds ever detected near Earth, and takes up as much sky as a typical constellation.

Other than that, however, those with situs inversus totalis – that is, a mirror-image transposition of all organs – have ...

This was a primary nuclear explosion test site for the Soviet Union and its radioactive legacy is still present today.

The first giant virus to be identified, called Mimivirus (short for microbe mimicking virus ), was discovered in 2003 inside ...

In some rare cases, fields of drumlins can be flooded with water due to rising sea levels, creating a collection of so-called ...

Thanks to Inouye, as well as NASA’s Parker Solar Probe – the fastest human-made object in space – and the incredible European ...

The scholar who identified the message has now found several others, which show that the Luxor Obelisk still has something to ...

“While vitamin C may be found in banana peels, it is unlikely that it will be at high enough concentration in the peel or ...