If Santa and his sleigh traveled at 10% the speed of light, Rudolph’s nose would be blueshifted to look orange as he ...

Why First Lieutenant Ewald Swanson's crew flew a B-17 by pulling bare control cables with their hands during WW2 —[...] ...

Many women report having an increased sense of smell, aka hyperosmia, early on in their pregnancies; it usually decreases by the second trimester. There's no exact answer for why this happens, but ...

Abstract: Humans can be exposed to various substances that could either contribute, cause, or catalyze illness. Electronic Nose can be used to detect presence of such elements in excess in human body, ...

UCSF’s Program in Craniofacial Biology (PCB) brings together researchers to study the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying craniofacial development and birth defects, such as cleft lip and ...

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People who persistently carry Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in their nose have fewer species of other bacteria, while certain bacteria may help to prevent S. aureus colonization. These are the ...

A new study reveals that the impact humans are having on the Amazon rainforest is so profound it is even changing the evolutionary history and functionality of the forests. As the world gathers at ...

This gilt-copper nose ornament, discovered at the archaeological site of Loma Negra in northern Peru, depicts the important Moche deity Ai Apaec, also known as the Decapitator. The ornament is inlaid ...

A genetically modified pig lung remained viable and functional over a period of 9 days after being transplanted into a human recipient who had been declared brain dead, according to research published ...

Scientists in South Korea have developed an air filter, inspired by the human nose, which is 10% to 30% more efficient in filtering particles of various sizes. Conventional filters, which rely on weak ...