In April 1952, public health officials appeared at city hall in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to voice a concern. The city’s Dyckman Hotel, they argued, harbored an illicit buffet-style spread, dubbed ...
Humans have found many ways around the vicious game of biological competition. You didn't crawl out of the hospital nursery past hordes of hungry predators, and you probably didn't fight anyone ...
A simple sneeze can travel up to 100 miles an hour and spray a cloud of 100,000 germs. Sounds gross, but sneezing is actually a protective reflex that's designed to keep you healthy. It begins ...
Although marine sponges are widespread in the oceans, their biodiversity and distribution is still poorly known. Even though the Mediterranean Sea is the most explored sea on Earth, a study by Julio A ...
Sponges are unsung heroes for thousands living with chronic illnesses, and they may have the potential to help many more. There are over 9,000 described species of sponge (Porifera) living in the ...
If you can't stop sneezing every time allergy season rolls around, you're not alone. But have you ever had trouble sneezing? Your nose and eyes are itchy and it seems like you have to sneeze, but ...
Agelas dispar is a type of sea sponge that contains compounds capable of killing common drug-resistant bacteria and could lead to new antibiotics. Researchers at the University of São Paulo (São ...
Nearly a quarter of Americans — or 81-million people in the United States — suffer from seasonal allergies, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Early-season allergies ...
As I considered ketamine therapy for anxiety, I wasn’t looking for spiritual rebirth. I just wanted a straightforward brain tuneup, like getting a car serviced. In 2020, I was diagnosed with ...
Actually, it's more like eat and be eaten for most organisms. While plants and some bacteria can make their own food, other organisms must eat living things to survive. This makes them predators.