The placenta: A biological treasure discarded at birth
This temporary organ that develops alongside the embryo can deliver clues regarding the health of the pregnant woman and her baby
Michelangelo’s secret ‘code’: Did the master conceal a medical treatise in his artworks?
A new study by the University of Paris-Saclay suggests that the scene of ‘The Flood’ in the Sistine Chapel frescoes depicts a woman with signs of breast cancer
Mutant superbugs pose a threat to human life in space
Research aboard the International Space Station reveals that some microorganisms become more aggressive and dangerous beyond Earth
The dodo was not fat and clumsy: Study debunks the image we have of the most famous extinct bird
British researchers have begun a project to recreate the anatomy and behavior of this species. The flightless animal is a symbol of extinctions caused by humans, as well as a creature largely unknown to science
How the San people of southern Africa were able to paint an animal that predates dinosaurs
Inside the Brakfontein Cave in South Africa’s Free State province, there are puzzling cave paintings thought to have been made at the beginning of the 19th century
Earth is welcoming a temporary mini moon
A truck-sized rock, named 2024 PT5, will fall into Earth’s orbit from September 29 to November 25, and return in 2055