The projectiles are made of a tungsten alloy and are reportedly “smart” enough to adjust their trajectory in real-time to hit maneuvering hypersonic missiles. It’s hard to verify this, as ...

Not all spiders are built the same. Some thrive indoors, while others are made for the wild. House spiders have evolved to prefer the steady temperatures and dry air of our homes. You’ll usually ...

Mayonnaise: a home remedy for lice Among various home remedies, mayonnaise has long been used to tackle lice. Several studies have explored the benefits of this kitchen staple. The idea is simple ...

Born in Lorraine on a freezing winter night, storytelling has always inspired me, first through my grandmother's tales and later Stephen King's imagination. A physicist turned science communicator ...

Unlike regular earthworms, this invader is anything but calm. It wriggles like a rattlesnake and can jump a foot in the air. It also reproduces on its own, sheds body parts to escape predators ...

Here’s the problem: when astronomers tried to tally all the baryonic matter in the universe, about half of it was missing. It wasn’t in the stars or galaxies we can observe. It seemed to have ...

Alcohol is a group of organic compounds, all sharing a hydroxyl group—an oxygen and hydrogen atom attached to carbon. While methanol, propanol, and butanol are types of alcohol, they’re highly ...

A recent study points to a possible connection between cat ownership and schizophrenia-related disorders. Australian researchers reviewed 17 studies conducted over 44 years across 11 countries.

The numbers were clear: patients on triple therapy saw their average blood pressure drop significantly more than those on a single medication. This breakthrough study, published in Nature ...

Everyone experiences abdominal pain from time to time, but how do you know when it’s something serious? Appendicitis, a potentially dangerous inflammation of the appendix, can develop rapidly ...

What this image reveals about the future of satellites Images like this are rare, but as the number of low-orbit satellites continues to increase, we’ll likely see more. There are currently over ...

It’s finally here—La Marinette: a smart, reusable, 100% French-made device designed to help women—and anyone without a penis—take control of their comfort, hygiene, and freedom. Developed ...