Epidurals may lower risk of complications after birth, study hintsByMiriam Bergeret published 8 June 24Getting an epidural during labor was linked to a 35% reduction in severe maternal health complications in a new study, with even higher protective effects in people with preterm births.
Viking Age 'treasure' discovered by metal detectorist on Isle of ManByJennifer Nalewicki published 8 June 24The silver ingot would have been used during the Viking Age in exchange for goods and services.
Vikings
Pacific Hagfish: The ancient deep-sea creature that can can choke a shark by spewing slimeByMelissa Hobson published 8 June 24This eel-like fish lives on the seabed over 300 feet below the surface where it feasts on dead animals and protects itself from attack using a suffocating slime.
Animals
What could aliens look like?BySarah Wells published 8 June 24The search for alien life is one of humanity's greatest missions, but it may look nothing like anything we've seen on Earth.
Extraterrestrial Life
Rare fungal STI spotted in US for the 1st timeByNicoletta Lanese published 7 June 24A difficult-to-treat form of ringworm can spread via sex and has now been seen in the U.S.
James Webb telescope finds carbon at the dawn of the universe, challenging our understanding of when life could have emergedByBen Turner published 7 June 24The James Webb Space Telescope has found carbon in a galaxy just 350 million years after the Big Bang. That could mean life began much earlier too, a new study argues.
Cosmology
Neanderthals and humans interbred 47,000 years ago for nearly 7,000 years, research suggestsByCharles Q. Choi published 7 June 24DNA from prehistoric and modern-day people suggests that humans interbred with Neanderthals 47,000 years ago for a period lasting 6,800 years.
Archaeology
Epigenetics linked to the maximum life spans of mammals — including usByKamal Nahas last updated 7 June 24Some chemical tags on DNA, called epigenetic factors, that are present at a young age can affect the maximum life spans of mammal species.
Ageing
Salmonella outbreak tied to cucumbers sickens 162ByNicoletta Lanese published 7 June 24A company that ships whole cucumbers from Florida has recalled potentially contaminated produce.
'The difference between alarming and catastrophic': Cascadia megafault has 1 especially deadly section, new map revealsByStephanie Pappas published 7 June 24The Cascadia subduction zone is more complex than researchers previously knew. The new finding could help scientists better understand the risk from future earthquakes.
Geology
Explosive 'devil comet' grows seemingly impossible 2nd tail after close flyby of Earth — but it's not what it seemsByHarry Baker published 7 June 24Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, also known as the devil comet, recently made its closest approach to Earth for more than 70 years. During this close encounter, astrophotographers spotted a seemingly impossible "anti-tail" coming off the comet thanks to an extremely rare optical illusion.
Comets
New contest lets you name Earth's 1st 'quasi-moon' for free. Here's how to enter.ByHarry Baker published 7 June 24A new public competition will allow a lucky astronomy enthusiast to name one of Earth's tiny "quasi-moons." Here's everything you need to know about how to enter the competition for free.
Astronomy
Shigir Idol: World's oldest wood sculpture has mysterious carved faces and once stood 17 feet tall ByJennifer Nalewicki published 7 June 24Crafted out of the trunk of a larch tree, this towering figure features several human faces.
Archaeology
Bear vs tiger: Watch 2 of nature's heavyweights face off in the wild in IndiaBySascha Pare published 7 June 24Visitors at a tiger reserve in India recently filmed an encounter between a tigress and a bear, with the bear charging after the tigress but deciding at the last minute it was not worth the fight.
Tigers
Arctic 'zombie fires' rising from the dead could unleash vicious cycle of warmingBySebastian Wieczorek, Eoin O'Sullivan, Kieran Mulchrone published 7 June 24Zombie fires that burn underground over winter may be a case of climate change-driven spontaneous combustion, new research reveals.
Climate Change
Vivid nightmares precede lupus diagnosis by over a year in some patientsByMichael Schubert published 7 June 24Some lupus patients report having nightmares just before a flare, and of these, some report starting to have bad dreams long before their actual lupus diagnosis.
Mind
Quantum internet breakthrough after 'quantum data' transmitted through standard fiber optic cable for 1st timeByDrew Turney published 7 June 24The study used a specialized photon source to transmit, store and retrieve quantum data, a major component of quantum data transmission.
Computing
Blood Falls: Antarctica's crimson waterfall forged from an ancient hidden heartBySascha Pare published 7 June 24Iron-rich waters buried beneath Taylor Glacier in East Antarctica are sporadically released in what looks like a bloody mess — but the so-called Blood Falls aren't as gruesome as they first appear and sound.
Antarctica
Giant viruses discovered living in Greenland's dark ice and red snowByPatrick Pester published 7 June 24The giant viruses might infect algae that are increasing Greenland's ice melt. These viruses could help kill off the damaging algal blooms, helping to reduce some of the impacts of climate change.
Planet Earth
'Jackpot' of 2,000 early-medieval coins discovered by hiker in Czech RepublicByTom Metcalfe published 7 June 24The coins must have amounted to a huge sum when they were buried about 900 years ago.
Archaeology
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