The covid-19 pandemic opened the door to once-controversial human challenge trials. Now, volunteers are willingly catching norovirus and influenza to reveal how our immune systems really fight back ...

By Sean Mowbray Getting to The Cedars, an ecological preserve in California’s Sonoma county, is a slog. Multiple rivers and creeks must be crossed, and it can be tough going on an often ...

Cookie was stunned. AI researchers were, unfortunately, unsurprised. (Via: TechCrunch) Experts pointed out two things. First, large language models desperately want to please their users, so they ...

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To survive the bitter cold, Antarctica’s native residents adorn themselves with thick layers of fat and fur. A non-biting ...

A plant that looks like a fungus, lives like a parasite, and clones itself in the dark—Balanophora may be one of evolution’s ...

Bed bug bites often appear in zig-zag lines or clusters of three or more bites, and may take up to 14 days to appear. Scratching them can lead to secondary skin infections, which may require ...

Tom Bowen is a senior editor who loves adventure games and RPGs. He's been playing video games for several decades now and writing about them professionally since 2020. Although he dabbles in news and ...

While head lice are a common cause of scalp itchiness, other insects — like fleas, ants, and bedbugs — can also infest the scalp. However, some are less likely to survive there. Conditions such as ...