These freshwater swimming holes are great, but they come with a hidden danger. While it's very rare, it can be deadly – a brain infection by a microbe widely known as the "brain-eating amoeba". The ...

While it's very rare, it can be deadly—a brain infection by a microbe widely known as the "brain-eating amoeba." The pathogen in question is called Naegleria fowleri. The "brain-eating" part ...

Be it with animals, people, aliens, or amoebas, Larson consistently found a way to create images that got a laugh out of readers, cementing his place in the history of comic art. On the page ...

Forget the traditional tubular shape—researchers are investigating a pearl-on-a-string formation for axons, unlocking new ...

Naegleria fowleri amoeba feeds on bacteria and grows in warm, fresh water sources — it can cause amoebic meningitis, a rare but usually fatal disease which destroys a person’s brain tissue. The ...

The team believes that the structure was in use until the 8th century BCE, the middle of the period when the Kings of Judah ruled. A scarab seal from the 8th century BCE uncovered during the ...

The team isolated the chloroplasts from algal cells using a centrifuge and gentle stirring. Instead of then piercing the host cells’ membranes, as in earlier work, the researchers adjusted the culture ...

Gary Larson often turned these organisms into the main characters of hilarious strips. Script by Paola Villacís and video edited by Alfred Shalaku. JUST IN — Israeli government approves Gaza ...

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Discover a microscopic world with one of the best microscopes for students and young scientists, without emptying your wallet — here are our top picks. The best microscopes for students should ...

Earth's inner core may actually have two distinct layers. (alexlmx/Canva Pro) "We found evidence that may indicate a change in the structure of iron, which suggests perhaps two separate cooling events ...