Category: 7. SciTech

Scientists have developed a nasal spray that is safe and effective in protecting against various strains of the flu, an advance that could lead…

X-ray scans conducted on a 2,000-year-old mummy have revealed that the ancient Egyptian lived with an aching lower back, not unlike many modern…

An international expedition has for the first time extensively documented hidden reserves of freshwater beneath the ocean floor, offering fresh…

Some children affected by measles in the ongoing South Carolina outbreak have developed a serious complication of the disease called encephalitis, or swelling of the brain, state epidemiologist Linda Bell said on Wednesday.

The South Carolina measles outbreak began in October with a handful of…

Like clockwork, ruby-throated hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) start showing up at wildlife hospitals throughout the eastern…

Scientists are calling for urgent action on free-living amoebas – a little-known group of microbes that could pose a growing global health…

Every year, millions of children and teens undergo a common ritual of growing up: getting braces. And it’s not just young folks…

For more than a century, the Green River’s course through the Uinta Mountains in Utah’s northeast has been a geological mystery, seemingly defying physics.

Rivers carve their paths by flowing downhill across many years, which means they usually follow the slopes and furrows of any mountain…