For today’s Google Doodle, we are honoring one of the most important American doctors who saved the lives of millions of babies. Virginia Apgar is the creator of the Apgar scale, a score that is essential for all newborns. Google celebrates her 109th birthday and wants to make her story known everywhere on the internet. […]
Teen Ends Up with Serious Muscle Condition after Working Out Too Much
After desperately wanting to be fit, a teenager from Texas almost died while working out too much. When his symptoms didn’t look like regular post-workout soreness, he was quickly diagnosed with a strange condition called rhabdomyolysis. This disease often occurs whenever you are producing a serious injury on your muscles. Working out too much got […]
Researchers Spot Hundreds of Mini Planets at the Edge of the Solar System
The idea of more planets orbiting the Sun sounds pretty crazy but, actually, it’s not as unlikely as you’d think. While Planet Nine sounds like a myth for most of us, a team of researchers have made a remarkable discovery. They have spotted 840 mini planets performing clear orbits around the Sun. These planets all […]
Dinosaur Dandruff Highlights the Similarities between Dinosaurs and Birds (Study)
If you thought modern animals were the only ones who could have dandruff, a team of Irish researchers is here to contradict you. While studying the remains of some ancient birds and feathered dinosaurs, they discovered some traces of dandruff. This interesting find was preserved in a 125-million-year old fossil of the plumage of these […]
NASA Is Done Collecting the Names that Will Reach the Sun Aboard the Parker Solar Probe
This summer, NASA will make their first attempt to send a space probe to a star. On July 31st, the Parker Solar Probe will set off on its journey to the sun, but it wouldn’t take only measuring instruments and equipment with it. To mark this major event, scientists will also place about 1.1 million […]
The Transgender Brain Exhibits Some Interesting Traits, Highlighting a New Possible Treatment
A recent study has made a landmark discovery on transgender people and the way their brain works. Researchers found more similarities in their brain function between transgender people and the gender they identify with. This leads to the conclusion that one’s gender identity might form in the womb. The transgender brain works in mysterious ways […]
Google Brings Out an Updated Code of Conduct without Its Unofficial Slogan
After many years of sticking to a landmark unofficial slogan, Google has decided to change its Code of Conduct. The three words “Don’t Be Evil” have been widely used in connection with Google for so many years, both by its employees and by those that collaborated with the company. Now, it decided to mark a […]
Hotel Pools Can Easily Spread Germs and Get You Sick
When you go on vacation, your first instinct might be to stay away from hotel pools or jacuzzies. This is actually a great decision, as CDC has just confirmed these places are the main breeding places for all kinds of germs and viruses. Not all pools are germ nests, but you take quite a big […]
Researchers Might Have Found a Way to Attack the Common Cold Virus (Study)
A team of researchers from the Imperial College in London has been testing some methods to get rid of the common cold. After performing some experiments, they have managed to create a molecule that fights the cold virus and stops it from attacking our cells. So far, the observations have been successful, so we might […]
