Новости за 21.06.2017

A mysterious turtle graveyard just off the island of Borneo has stymied experts for years, ever since Jacque Cousteau discovered it in 1998.

Tiny plankton shimmer under a glowing Milky Way.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have reportedly hired a surrogate to carry their third child. Here are some reasons why couples choose surrogates.

The new map for the city of Oakland, California, offers the highest-resolution view to date of air quality on a block-by-block basis.

If you have insomnia, it may be in your genes.

Treatment with acupuncture needles does work to alleviate pain and nausea, studies show.

It may take more than a month for symptoms of head lice to show.

Vitamin B12 deficiency is a common problem. Supplements can treat a deficiency, but doctors recommended getting vitamin B12 from foods.

Research suggests that acceleration can stabilize shaky suitcases.

Policies for pet therapy programs in health care facilities may fall short in protecting the people and pets involved.

A new fossil discovery links a bizarre modern amphibian to bizarre ancient amphibians with toilet-seat heads — and rescues a group of weird Triassic animals from their previous status as an evolutionary dead end.

Breastfeeding may literally be good for the heart: A new study suggests that breastfeeding may lower women's risk of heart disease and stroke.

Currency first hit the scene thousands of years ago. An anthropologist explains the early origins and uses of money – and how archaeological finds fill in our picture of the past.

Intelligent, extraterrestrial life could be advanced in ways that would stymie efforts to find them.

Every year, thousands of wildebeests drown while trying to cross the Mara River in eastern Africa, but there is a silver lining to their deaths: The wildebeest remains provide essential nutrients to wild animals throughout the Serengeti food web.

Buyers beware, the tantric Indian root you ordered online may actually be dried lizard penis.

Construction of a demonstrator craft is expected to begin in 2019, with initial flight tests the following year.

On Aug. 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will cross the continental U.S. and briefly cast a shadow over 21 of the nation's national parks.

Insomnia is a sleep disorder characterized by difficulties falling or staying asleep, even though people have the chance for adequate sleep.

Bear attacks are rare, but when news of bear aggression hits the airwaves, even avid adventurers may wonder what's the best way to escape the long and curved claws of such a wild animal.