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A study published in 2022 found a tenuous but plausible link between picking your nose and an increased risk of developing dementia.

In cases where picking at your nose causes internal tissue damage, critical species of bacteria have a clearer…

I’ve done everything I can think of to improve my mindfulness. I’ve tried countless meditation apps and breathing exercises to stay in the present, and I’m always working on improving my mental health. 

What helps me stay grounded has…

By August, some plants begin to look a little sad or past their best. But, fortunately, there are many late-season bloomers that keep the summer show going. Not only are these plants colorful and impactful, but they are also vital for wildlife,…

The large-scale deposits of salt around the Dead Sea, known as salt giants, are built up as the lake’s highly saline water evaporates, and a new study of their formation has revealed some of the secrets of these mounds of halite.

That’s…

Adam Kovalčík didn’t expect to win big when he flew from his small village in Slovakia to an international science competition in Ohio. Still, the 19-year-old student walked away with the event’s $100,000 top prize and a breakthrough idea for…

The Atlantic Ocean did not spring into existence in a sudden tectonic snap; its earliest pulse can now be traced through a set of one-kilometer-long mud waves lying more than 3,000 feet below today’s seafloor some 250 miles west of…

Two of the strangest structures in the galaxy just got even stranger.

Ballooning above and below the Milky Way’s center like a massive hourglass, the mysterious Fermi bubbles loom large over our galaxy. These enormous twin orbs of superheated…

A new hybrid fire ant is marching across the United States, and scientists say it can handle nearly any weather conditions or terrain that it encounters in the country.

Dubbed the “Frankenstein ant” by local residents, the invasive species is…