Did you know? The way we enjoy intimacy is changing the way cancer shows up in our bodies. Specifically, oral sex might be linked to a type of throat cancer called oropharyngeal cancer. This isn't your grandparent's cancer – it's becoming more common in young people. A UK surgeon, Dr. Hisham Mehanna
In Grand Teton National Park, a well-known grizzly bear named 399, famous among tourists and wildlife enthusiasts, has sadly passed away. The bear met its end on Tuesday night after being hit by a car in Snake River Canyon, south of Jackson, Wyoming. At 28 years old, 399 was the oldest known reprodu
Did you know that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently recommended that adults aged 50 and above should get a shot to protect against pneumococcal disease? This decision was made by a scientific panel and then approved by the CDC. This disease is caused by a type of bact
As the 2024 U. S. presidential election approaches, political parties and activist groups are locked in a flurry of lawsuits across seven crucial states. The focus? Voting laws and procedures that could potentially alter the outcome. Both Republicans and Democrats have filed nearly 100 suits, with R
Back in 2020, polls showed Joe Biden was set for an easy win over Donald Trump. But the election was much closer than expected. Now, with Kamala Harris leading by just 2 points, there's a chance polls could be off again. Some experts think Trump's support among non-college-educated white voters migh
Ever heard of black holes having crowns? Well, they do! These crowns, called coronas, are super-hot plasma regions around black holes. NASA's IXPE spacecraft recently studied 12 black holes to figure out what these coronas look like and how they're connected to the swirling disks of matter around th
Last week, an unfortunate event shook the surfing community. Giulia Manfrini, a 36-year-old Italian surfer, died after a rare swordfish attack in Indonesia. She was surfing at Masokut Island when the swordfish impaled her. This isn't the first time such an incident has happened. In 2015, a boat capt
Meta has recently taken down several accounts that tracked the whereabouts of private jets belonging to famous people like Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Donald Trump. These accounts were removed from Meta's platforms, including Instagram, Threads, and soon, Facebook. The accounts were managed by J
Recently, big tech companies like Google, Meta, and TikTok have taken down social media accounts linked to a Russian drone factory in Tatarstan. These accounts were used to recruit young foreign women, mainly from Africa, to work in the factory. The recruitment posts promised a free trip to Russia a
Every year, about 18, 000 Americans get diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer. This type of head and neck cancer is more common in people ages 50 to 80. But now, it’s affecting younger folks because it can be linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV). A British surgeon who works on head, neck, and thy
