A revolutionary eye implant invented by a Stanford University scientist is giving some blind adults the ability to read, recognize faces and even create artwork again. The tiny prosthetic implant, called the PRIMA retinal implant system, is smaller than a contact lens and has already helped dozens of patients in European clinical trials regain meaningful … Read more
Archaeologists have uncovered a cannonball that may have been fired during the 1836 Battle of the Alamo — just three months after making a similar rare discovery. The cannonball was discovered on June 2. The Alamo Trust, the nonprofit organization that oversees the Alamo Mission, announced the discovery on June 16. It was found outside the northeast corner … Read more
Haircare experts are going for a silver metal. Emerging research says that it may be possible to reverse the effects of greying hair without dye-ing for a solution. That’s according to Spanish doctors who recently noticed that as their lung cancer patients began to recover thanks to new immunotherapy drugs, their hair began gaining pigment, … Read more
Left to your own devices? Turns out you’ll probably go left. Whether you’re going for a stroll around the neighborhood while on the phone or killing time before your train arrives, odds are you’re unconsciously veering the same way as just about everyone else. A new study says humans instinctively drift left, or counterclockwise, when … Read more
Great news for Page Six fans: Gossiping may give you an evolutionary advantage, research suggests. Next time you start worrying that it’s somehow unbecoming to dish on the details of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding — or a juicy rumor about a colleague — know that researchers in Poland found that indulging in a bit … Read more
WASHINGTON — You’ve likely heard it since childhood: Don’t scratch that bug bite or rash, you’ll make it worse. But why would something that feels so good be bad? A lot of things can cause itchiness, sometimes serious diseases. Whatever the cause, doctors have long warned that scratching too much can damage the skin. Now researchers better … Read more
Magic mushrooms? You have gnome idea. Move over psilocybin — there’s a new psychoactive agent on the scene. A study published last month in Mycologia has unearthed new details on how one freaky fungus makes those who ingest it hallucinate teeny, tiny people all around them — something that no other ‘shroom is known to … Read more
Summer is here, and just as we are shedding layers and welcoming the sunshine, insects are lining up to feast on our flesh. While ticks and the scary diseases they carry are among the most fearsome of warm-weather insects, another tiny pest is making a meal out of mankind in a truly horrifying fashion. Chiggers, … Read more
Europeans — and perhaps particularly, Brits — have “had a go” at Americans on social media over our reliance on ice water and A/C during the summer. Now, we’re watching them learn in real-time how intense the US heat can be at the World Cup. “We owe Americans an apology,” a UK creator posted after … Read more
The manosphere may be online, but its influence is showing up in real life. A new study has identified what researchers call the “M factor,” a syndrome categorized by a cluster of attitudes linked to misogyny, male supremacy, violence and opposition to gender equality. “The M factor reflects an attitude that sees ‘true masculinity’ as … Read more
It’s a sale of Jurass-chic proportions. Birkins are beautiful. Chanel bags, très magnifique. But a purse derived from 66-million-year-old purse dinosaur DNA simply cannot be beat, per the Parisian auction house hawking the prehistoric must-have for over $500,000 on Thursday. Bidding paddles are sure to go flying in the air as auctioneer Alexandre Giquello of Hôtel … Read more
Sturgeons’ booty calls apparently have a bass beat. Scientists have discovered that the huge, Volkswagen-sized fish have been making thunderous, rumbling sounds while getting it on in the Hudson River, per a raunchy study published in the journal Endangered Species Research. “It’s almost that you feel it more than you hear it,” study co-author Maija Niemistö, … Read more
It was cloudy with a chance of skeet-balls. Tourists in Russia had to hide in their vehicles as a biblical swarm of mosquitoes blackened the skies, as seen in bloodcurdling footage. The visitors had traveled to Lake Shchuchye in the Buryatia region for a scenic getaway, Jam Press reported. The swarms forced motorists to sequester … Read more
It’s 7:35 a.m. inside Austin’s Fairmont Hotel when the elevator doors open and a fit, tanned man sporting a red-light therapy cap and yellow-tinted glasses steps into a packed, half-asleep car. “Are we ready for today?” he asks the bleary-eyed passengers, a steaming cup of mold-free, mineral-infused Danger Coffee in hand. “This is our f—king … Read more
It’s the Hero he deserves. For most of his life, Praveen Gowtham avoided prosthetics. The Bronx physicist, who lost part of his arm at one week old due to a birth defect, found artificial limbs cumbersome, clunky and less mobile than billed. That all changed last month when he became the world’s first person to … Read more
Research now shows that mosquitoes may bite the hand that feeds them Deet — at least in time. The commonly used chemical — which is the gold standard ingredient approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to act as a mosquito repellent — has recently been shown to potentially attract the pesky insects, as they’ve … Read more
That’s doggone wild. A dog born with a spare penis had to undergo emergency surgery to relieve him of his sex-tra appendage so it wouldn’t encumber him. “I’ve never seen this condition before,” the surgeon, Dr. Lauren McNamara, wrote in a viral Instagram post last week. The extra-endowed canine, fittingly named Willy Wonka, had reportedly been handed … Read more
One and done? Pharma giant Eli Lilly announced Monday that its gene-editing therapy can reduce LDL (“bad”) cholesterol by up to 62% with a single infusion. Not only was the experimental treatment successful, but the results were still apparent in some participants 18 months after they received the dose. VERVE-102 may be a revolutionary treatment … Read more
Ready for a “root” awakening? Towering fossilized tree trunks entombed upright in layers of rock across the US are stirring up a flood of debate — with some researchers claiming the eerie formations could be evidence that Noah’s Ark and the biblical Great Flood were more than just Sunday school stories. The ancient remnants, known … Read more
Harvard scientists have been honored for creating the world’s first “vagina-on-a-chip,” a groundbreaking device that mimics the female reproductive tract using living human cells. The tiny lab-grown model allows researchers to better study the vaginal microbiome, including the effects of hormones, healthy bacteria, infections and possible treatments — all without experimenting on mice, which don’t … Read more