The human microbiome is essential to our health, but scientists still know very little about it. Two researchers set out to map this largely uncharted terrain. Credit...Illustration by James Zucco ...

Sometimes the brightest lights in Hollywood simply vanish. You’d think someone riding high on box office success or critical acclaim would never step away, yet they do. Fame, it turns out, isn’t ...

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This past Saturday at Walkers Rock Beach on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula, Simon Baccanello, while surfing, was attacked by a shark. The 46-year-old was reportedly surfing in the line-up with ...

Dead whales are not just disgusting — they can become giant pressure bombs. The transcript explains that bacteria inside a ...

Is it just the apex ocean predators having some fun? The post Killer whales caught on camera ramming huge fish until it ...

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Lord knows, if there’s one thing the United States government abhors, it’s an unnecessary loss of life. After all, if we’re going to be killing hundreds of people–none of them proven to be guilty of ...

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Carey climbs to the top of her range, reaching that whistle register that will forever be hers, and then the world explodes like a lit sparkler as the drums kick, the bass locks, and the synths ...