WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: A new study suggests that listening to music can aid brain development in premature babies. Researchers exposed these infants to calming music made with a harp, bells,…
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: The eastern hognose snake has a bizarre survival technique that it uses when it feels threatened. It opens its mouth and turns over on its back, pretending…
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: Sara Geurts, 28, has extremely saggy skin despite her age because of a disease called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS). She is a body-positive model and advocates for…
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: What originally was thought of as rain, NWS San Diego branch officials tweeted that the large blob that registered on the SoCal radar turned out to be…
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: A woman from Virginia found what she assumed was an escaped housecat tangled in her fence. She rescued the feline and brought it into her home, sharing…
A new solar-steaming method of purifying water was detailed in Advanced Materials. The device used for this method takes less than 2 cents to make. It involves using an origami…
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: A Chinese scientist used gene-editing technology to introduce a mutation into the genes of twin babies. The mutation is supposed to make them resistant to HIV infections….
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: A doctor in Australia is issuing a warning to her peers about the danger of fires in the operating room after a patient’s chest cavity caught on…
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: An ancient rock formation discovered underneath the Ross ice shelf helps determine where Antarctica’s ice melts and where it stays solid. The rocky structure appears to be an old…
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: According to a pioneering German project, fossil fuels can be eradicated in the future with the use of a groundbreaking salt technology. Calcium oxide, otherwise known as…
