Maybe rats didn’t spread the Black Death after all, new evidence suggests
The Black Death ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1353, killing millions. Plague outbreaks in Europe...
Giant worms terrorized the ancient seafloor from hidden death traps
Gigantic predatory marine worms that lived about 20 million years ago ambushed their prey by...
Climate impacts on health and urban areas: Heatwaves and death rate
Over the last half-century, the probability of heat extreme events has changed by orders of...
Climate impacts on health and urban areas: Heatwaves and death rate
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Over the last half-century, the probability of heat extreme events has...
Beyond ‘Surviving Death’: The real science of near-death experiences
Is there life after death? A new Netflix series claims to prove there is. But...
‘Joe the Pigeon’ gets reprieve from death, after leg band found to be fake
Australia's avian celebrity Joe the Pigeon is getting a new lease on life after authorities...
Metformin use reduces risk of death for patients with COVID-19 and diabetes, study finds — ScienceDaily
Use of the diabetes drug metformin -- before a diagnosis of COVID-19 -- is associated...
Zookeepers mourn death of world’s oldest orangutan
The world's oldest known orangutan, a 61-year-old Sumatran female called Inji, has died at her...
Scientists decry death by 1,000 cuts for world’s insects
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The world's vital insect kingdom is undergoing "death by a thousand...
Dance floor where John the Baptist was condemned to death discovered, archaeologist says
Archaeologists claim that they have identified the deadly dance floor where John the Baptist —...