Located among the Flinders Ranges’ mountains and canyons, some 300 miles from Adelaide, Nilpena Ediacara National Park may be South Australia’s newest national park, but it’s housing a crucial part of the planet’s prehistoric history. The protected area is home to fossils dating back between 542 million to 560 million years ago. The park spanning, […]
A stroke, which takes place when a blood vessel is either blocked by a clot or bursts, depriving the brain of blood, oxygen, and nutrients, can be devastating. According to the American Stroke Association, strokes are the fifth-leading cause of death in the U.S. and a leading cause of disability. Worldwide, the medical emergencies are […]
A new study led by doctors at St. George’s, University of London has shown that scheduling a third trimester scan during pregnancy can greatly reduce the number of unexpected breech births as well as reduce the risk of severe health complications in newborns. The findings, published in PLOS Medicine in April, determined that the additional, […]
In a scientific first, astronomers observed a star swallowing a planet as part of its dying process. The researchers first spotted the outburst, which took place about 12,000 light-years away from Earth, in 2020, but it took several years for them to figure out what it was: a star running out of fuel, swelling to […]
A team of engineers at the University of British Columbia have developed a new method that can permanently remove toxic “forever chemicals” from drinking water — technology that its lead developer compared to a Brita filter, “but a thousand times better.” So why do we need it? While no one wants to gulp down a serving […]
There are about 288,300 new cases of prostate cancer in the United States each year, according to the American Cancer Society, and it’s the second most common cancer for men — roughly 1 in 8 will be diagnosed with it in his lifetime. But it’s also among the most survivable cancers. In fact, a new […]
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of experts in evidence-based and prevention medicine, released a new draft of recommendations this week encouraging all women to be screened for breast cancer every other year starting at age 40. The updated guidelines are a response to “new and more inclusive science about breast cancer […]
Since 1988, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has generated a list of the “most endangered historic places” in the United States, and the 2023 iteration, containing 11 culturally significant spots, is out. From the Chinatown districts in both Seattle and Philadelphia to a gas station in Arizona that dates back to 1929, these sites […]
Fifteen minutes may not seem like a lot of time, but when used intentionally, it can go a long way. Insert: a feel-good dance party, relaxing power nap, soul-filling chat with a friend, heart-boosting stroll — the list goes on and on. What’s wonderful about these aforementioned activities is you get a slew of benefits […]
When journalist Monica Corcoran Harel shared an ad hoc personal ad titled “My mom has no friends” to Nextdoor last summer, she was hoping it might lead to a few meetups for her mother, Veronica Chaberski. Fast forward a year, though, and not only has the post bolstered Chaberski’s social calendar, but it also prompted […]
Researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland have developed a flexible, flowerlike device that can be inserted through a tiny hole in the skull and attached to the brain to help treat conditions like epilepsy. The project was initiated after a neurosurgeon approached Stephanie Lacour, director of the EPFL Center for Neuroprosthetics, […]
The U.S. Postal Service is honoring Chief Standing Bear, a 19th century Native American leader, with its latest stamp. The civil rights activist, who served as a chief in the Ponca tribe, filed a lawsuit in 1879 that ultimately established that Native Americans are people under U.S. law, and as such, entitled to the same […]