The earlier myopia starts, the worse eye health can become later in life An eye drop a day could keep myopia at bay — at least temporarily. Using nightly eye drops with 0.05 percent atropine, a medication that relaxes the eye muscle responsible for focusing vision, may delay myopia onsetContinue Reading
A mother in Alabama gave birth to rare “MoMo” twins after a previous twin pregnancy. In a rare case, a mother in Alabama gave birth to two sets of identical twins in back-to-back pregnancies. Britney Alba learned she was pregnant with twins for the second time roughly six months afterContinue Reading
Fossils from New Zealand reveal the existence of a giant petrel with a wicked sharp beak that lived 3 million years ago. About 3 million years ago, giant petrels terrorized the skies and seas of the Southern Hemisphere with their deadly hooked bills and piercing eyes, a new study onContinue Reading
Scientists detected a cloud of gas sculpted into a wonky tadpole shape near the Milky Way’s center, possibly pointing to a rare intermediate-mass black hole. An enormous, deformed dust cloud that astronomers nicknamed “the Tadpole” could point to the location of an extremely rare type of black hole never confirmedContinue Reading
Humans and animals have cooperated throughout history. But it’s rare and at risk of disappearing We’ve all heard that dogs are a man’s best friend, but our canine companions don’t make up the entirety of humankind’s friend circle. Humans have cooperated with wild animals throughout our evolutionary history, forming reciprocallyContinue Reading
The storms not only threaten people, but also sea ice, which influences the global climate CHICAGO : In January 2022, a cyclone blitzed a large expanse of ice-covered ocean between Greenland and Russia. Frenzied gusts galvanized 8-meter-tall waves that pounded the region’s hapless flotillas of sea ice, while a bombardmentContinue Reading
In How Far the Light Reaches, Sabrina Imbler shows us that the ocean, in all its mystery and dazzling glory, is queer — that is, the life that takes shape there challenges how we landlubbers perceive ways of being. This collection of essays tells the stories of 10 sea creatures,Continue Reading
Low humidity and temperatures may make infections more likely When bitter winds blew and temperatures dropped, my grandmother would urge me to come inside. “You’ll catch your death of cold out there,” she’d say. Sure, freezing to death is possible in frigid temperatures. But doctors and other health experts haveContinue Reading
The first full moon of the new year will be a ‘micromoon,’ with the moon at its farthest point from Earth. Look up on Jan. 6 for a view of the first full moon of 2023: The Wolf ‘micromoon.’ January’s full moon will be slightly smaller than average because theContinue Reading
A metallic alloy of chromium, cobalt, and nickel is over 100 times tougher than graphene and gets even more resistant to damage at extremely low temperatures. Researchers have proven that a metallic alloy of chromium, cobalt and nickel is officially the toughest material on Earth — more than 100 timesContinue Reading