As long as there have been vaccines, there have been people who doubted their science and safety. Back in 19th-century England, people rioted against a mandatory smallpox vaccine, claiming that…
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Spines of saber-toothed cats tell a tale of the doomed species
Clues to saber-toothed cats’ demise are emerging from fossils entombed in California’s sticky La Brea Tar Pits. Fossils of the extinct predators preserved in tar reveal a diversity of spinal…
Archaeologists map buried sacred precinct of the Aztec capital
Archaeologists from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have completed the first comprehensive altimetric survey of the area once occupied by the sacred precinct of the Aztec capital,…
What happened to space horror movies?
We all know the cliché: any horror franchise that goes on long enough inevitably goes to space. Critters, Hellraiser, Friday the 13th, Dracula… they’ve all taken a trip to the…
Gold regalia and imperial ring recovered from Byzantine shipwreck in the Adriatic
Archaeologists excavating a Byzantine shipwreck off the Croatian island of Mljet have uncovered a remarkable collection of gold artefacts, including ceremonial belt fittings, imperial coins and a rare gold signet…
Alzheimer Genetic Risk Scores Do Not Explain SuperAging
Summary: A new study reveals that exceptional memory in older adults is not driven simply by low inherited Alzheimer’s disease risk. The multi-center study evaluated 142 SuperAgers (adults in their…
Recall-By-Genotype for Precision Psychiatry – Neuroscience News
Summary: A new study provides a practical framework for recall-by-genotype (RbG) research within large, diverse healthcare system biobanks to advance precision psychiatry. Researchers utilized Mount Sinai’s BioMe biobank to identify…
We talk with astronaut Michael Foale about the 1997 Space Station Mir crisis: ‘He took all the blame of the collision on his shoulders’
ONCE UPON A TIME IN SPACE | Clip | Fix the Ship – YouTube Watch On All systems are go! PBS just launched the second episode of its “Once Upon…
SpaceX’s Starship megarocket makes the ‘softest splashdown’ ever after launching next-gen Starlink satellites in Flight 13 test (video)
SpaceX launched the world’s most powerful rocket on a critical 13th test flight late Friday, but there was no triskaidekaphobia on this mission. The July 24 test launch, Space’s Starship…
Bronze Age hillfort in Northern Ireland was a centre of power and ritual
Archaeologists have uncovered compelling new evidence that Haughey’s Fort in County Armagh was one of the most significant centres of power, production and ritual in Late Bronze Age Europe, challenging…
