Category: International

As millions of people across the US recently looked skyward to see auroras spreading across the sky, some farmers were left perplexed as their tractors started doing the same. Experts say the rickety vehicles, which are swinging unexpectedly from side to side while working the ground, are dancing to the tune of supercharged magnetic disturbances […]

During pregnancy, the breasts expand, the resting heart rate speeds up, and organs change to accommodate the growing fetus. And now, scientists have added one more thing to this list: the gut grows dramatically. According to new research conducted in mice and 3D models of human tissue, the inside lining of the small intestine — […]

For young people who want to quit vaping, simple interventions such as hotlines, informational text messages and nicotine replacement are helpful tools for quitting smoking, a new study has found. The research, published Wednesday (Dec. 11) in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, explored these interventions in helping young people aged 18 to 25 quit […]

A near-Earth alien world has a giant tail trailing behind it that’s longer than 40 Earths and is orbiting close to its home star. Experts say the massive structure, made up of gas leaking from the exoplanet’s atmosphere, is being blown around by stellar winds like a giant “windsock.” The exoplanet, WASP-69 b, is a […]