Changing clothes and washing them regularly is basic hygiene, but there are some situations where that is more difficult to do than others. Space, for
How many times were you told not to scratch an itchy rash when you were a kid because you’d only make it worse? Well, it
A long-delayed ban on the import of seafood that doesn’t meet US marine mammal protection standards is finally set to be implemented next year, after
For many years, groups around the world have rehearsed what to do in case we discover an asteroid that might impact Earth. Well, this time
Toxic mushrooms are one of the leading causes of food poisoning deaths worldwide, and an incredible 90 percent of these fatal fungal foragings are the
NASA astronauts Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore were outside of the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday for a very interesting spacewalk, which ended
For nearly 140 years, every February 2 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, has seen a bizarre ceremony in which a groundhog named Phil “forecasts” whether or not
One thousand six hundred years ago, in a city named after the famous emperor Hadrian, bored Roman soldiers spent their free time shuffling counters around
For millions of years, tree species have spread from the Amazon to Atlantic rainforests across a region that’s too arid for them to grow. How
Quantum mechanics underpins all of reality, but at our level – the so-called classical world – we wouldn’t be able to tell. The difference is
The cuisines of some countries are synonymous with spice – think India, Thailand, and Mexico – while others take a more “minimalist” approach to seasoning
Whether you’re a fan of amorphous solids or just enjoy being able to see stuff outside, glass is a pretty cool material. But how does
A study using network science to measure the intricacy of 20,000 pieces of music produced over four centuries has found that music is becoming less
The animal world has pretty much got every form of locomotion covered, from kangaroos that have a “fifth limb”, to corals that can inflate their
Almost exactly a century ago, the “Greatest Cave Explorer Ever Known” entered a labyrinth of underground caverns in south-central Kentucky and never returned. The gripping
An ancient oceanic plate under modern-day Iraq is breaking off horizontally, researchers have shown in a new study. This huge underground tear, stretching from southeast
It’s a fun “fact” that many of us will have heard before: our bodies apparently replace themselves every seven years. Trouble is, that’s not true
