Medical
Simone Moro Updates from Hospital on his Heart Condition
Simone Moro of Italy is recovering and well enough...
A Volcanic Eruption Triggered the Spread of the Black Death
Historians have long wondered why the Black Death took...
New Antivenom Works on 17 Deadly Snakes
Scientists found a single antivenom effective against 17 venomous...
What Antarctic Sled Expeditions Teach Us About the Human Body
In 1911, Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen set...
Universal Antivenom May Come Thanks to A Man Who Let 200 Snakes Bite Him
A ground-breaking development in snakebite treatment has emerged from...
Study Shows Why Cold Water Plunges May Keep You Young — But Be Careful
My father always insisted on swimming in mountain tarns...
Camper Loses Both Legs After Burning Finger on Frying Pan
In December, 40-year-old Max Armstrong went on a camping...
Performance-Enhancing Poison: Cycling Bans Carbon Monoxide Doping
Professional road cycling has made huge leaps in curbing...
Blood Thinners: A New Way to Treat Cobra Venom
On average, snakes bite 1.8 million people worldwide each...
Vulture Decline in India Has Caused Half a Million Human Deaths
In recent decades, the vulture population in India has...
Chimpanzees Have Learned to Doctor Themselves
Some primates have learned to use rudimentary medicine. In...
New Evidence That Bath’s Famous Waters Actually Prevent Disease
New research conducted at the site of the Roman...
One in Three Everest Climbers Suffers Cardiac Arrhythmia
As the Everest summits begin, climbers must be aware...
Orangutan Seen Healing Own Wound with Plants, in World First
For the first time, an animal has been observed...
We’re Closer to a Universal Antivenom for Snake Bites
BY STUART AINSWORTH AND CAMILLE ABADA
If you're bitten by...
First-Ever Drug for Severe Frostbite Wins FDA Approval
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced...
Six Women Alchemists: Their Obsessions and Inventions
Alchemy -- the pseudo-science of turning base metals into...
‘Deep Learning’ Toilet, Cyborg Spiders Win 2023 Ig Nobel Prizes
The headliners of this year’s Ig Nobel science awards...
Scientists May Have Found an Antidote to the Death Cap Mushroom
Mushrooms are fascinating. They might taste like chicken, expand...
Ancient ‘Zombie’ Viruses Revived From Siberian Permafrost
If you're tired of scientists stoking fear about deadly...
