Worms infected by bacteria often start showing signs of serious nerve damage in the brain. If a worm happens to be infertile, it can weather an infection without damage to its neurons. Scientists hope that figuring out why infertility and resistance to nerve damage are linked might help us someday fight human diseases like Alzheimer’s or Parkinsons.
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All over the world, there are people who could live in one country or another. Some of these …
All over the world, there are people who could live in one country or another. Some of these …
By Andrew Krok What’s better than having packages delivered to the safety of your own trunk while you’re stuck in the office?
By Bryan Lufkin
The Great Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in 2011 damaged over a million buildings in northeastern Japan. A century-old storehouse that barely survived has been redesigned into this gorgeous home— the …
By Anthony Domanico Fourteen-year-old Lucas Etter used his blazing-fast hands to set the 3×3 Rubik’s Cube world record in 4.9 seconds, beating the previous record set just seven months ago.
Patients are increasingly bringing their fitness-tracker data to their checkups. Not only are doctors ill-equipped to deal with this information—they’re skeptical that it’s even useful.
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Patients are increasingly bringing their fitness-tracker data to their checkups. Not only are doctors ill-equipped to deal with this information—they’re skeptical that it’s even useful.
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By Attila Nagy
Sure, satellites can track storms and precipitation–but they can also measure snowfall on the ground.
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