Новости за 13.05.2016

Taking a popular painkiller may be linked to decreased ability to empathize with others' suffering, a new study suggests.

What are the odds that life exists elsewhere in the universe? A scientist and a historian talked recently about updating that estimation, at a major physics meeting.

Putting kids on gluten-free diets even if they don't have celiac disease or a wheat allergy may carry more risks than benefits, experts warned.

Grapefruit is a popular citrus fruit that is a terrific source of vitamins, fiber and other nutrients.

Materials from Earth's mantle that were created within the first 50 million years of the solar system's birth have been discovered.

Here's how elephantiasis affects the body.

Stuffed up? Here's why you have so much snot.

A miniature coffin discovered more than a century ago holds the remains of the youngest Egyptian ever embalmed as a mummy on record, researchers in England said.

In her race to secure the Democratic nomination for president, Hillary Clinton expressed interest in making public files about UFOs and the mysterious Nevada site called Area 51. What might those files show?

A new programmable robot toy named Leka is uniquely designed to interact with and engage children with special needs, particularly children on the autism spectrum.

Stone tools dating back 14,550 years provide rare physical evidence that places humans in the Americas earlier than previously suspected — by more than 1,000 years.

An underwater archeological dig in Florida investigated the remains of a mastodon and the stone tools that were likely used to butcher it. Radiocarbon dating places the artifacts at about 14,550 years ago.

To help them navigate, dung beetles take a snapshot of the positions of celestial bodies while "dancing" on top of a ball of dung, according to a new study.