Some might say Derby the dog is disabled, but clearly they haven’t seen him in action. “He has always been…
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Sick Ants Self-Medicate to Fight Infection
Healthy ants typically avoid harmful substances called reactive oxygen species, such as peroxides. But when they’re infected by a fungus,…
L.A. Drop 96 Million ‘Shade Balls’ Into Its Water
Los Angeles has turned its main reservoir into a giant ball pit. City officials hope millions of “shade balls” released…
Smart People Live Longer — Here’s Why
Smarter people tend to live longer than those with less luck in the intelligence department. Now, a new study hints…
What a ‘Tree of 40 Fruit’ Tells Us About Agricultural Evolution
Compass, Mirabelle, Long John, and Early Golden—they’re not a fleet of ships headed for the high seas. These are actually…
Surfer Attacked by Shark ‘Did Everything Right’
During a summer of high-profile shark attacks, experts have weighed in on the best ways to avoid and survive the…
Little girl, 3, saves two children by donating her organs
Olivia Swedberg was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer on May 7. The three-year-old from North Platte, Nebraska, had a tumor…
My disability has never come in the way
Manikandan Kumar, aka Mani Rogers, is India’s first world Para-climbing Champion, a feat for anyone in India, where recognition for…
Paralysed soldier learns to walk with exoskeleton
A former British soldier who was paralysed in Afghanistan is learning how to walk again with the help of an…
‘Centipede from Hell’ Found in World’s Deepest Caves
Lurking in some of the world’s deepest caves is the aptly named Hades centipede, just discovered in Croatia. The centipede,…
Solar Plane Completes Most Dangerous Leg of Epic Flight
The solar-powered plane known as Solar Impulse 2 has cleared the most dangerous leg of its voyage around the world,…
Cuba stamps out mother-to-child HIV
Cuba has successfully eliminated mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. The head of…