Новости за 18.05.2018

Bill Gates says President Trump repeatedly asked him about the difference between two notorious viruses: HIV and HPV.

Whistler waves are normally produced in the atmosphere by lightning. They could help protect nuclear fusion reactors from runaway electrons.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic lung disease that makes breathing progressively more difficult. It affects about 11 million people in the United States.

When we spill water down our front, or sweat profusely, our clothes get darker. Why? The fabric isn't actually changing colors in real time. Rather, our perception of the fabric's color is changing.

Mosquito spit makes you itch, and it probably also helps viruses invade

Queen Hatshepsut was a woman who ruled Egypt, but she reigned as a man.

No, "erosion" is not to blame for the alarming trends in global sea level rise.

The British monarchy has become a lot less bloody.

Most women who elect to freeze their eggs are happy they did it, but about 1 in 6 say they regret the decision, according to a new study.

Here's the latest on a fiery, explosive eruption that surprised even Hawaii volcanologists.

Devastating Cascadia megaquakes may rock the Pacific Northwest more frequently than previously suspected.

Earth would look a lot more like Mars if a mysterious mineral wasn't sucking iron out of the planet's crust. Scientists think they now know the culprit — and it's a gemstone.