Eating chili pepper 4 times a week reduces risk of death from heart attack, stroke, study suggests
Chili pepper may be good for a lot more than spicing up your cooking. A new Italian study found that consuming chili pepper four or more times a week reduces risk of death from all causes, but especially risk of death from heart attack or stroke.
Chili pepper may be good for a lot more than spicing up your cooking. A new Italian study found that consuming chili pepper four or more times a week reduces risk of death from all causes, but especially risk of death from heart attack or stroke.
‘Wash your hands’: Science experiment with moldy bread shows the importance of hygiene
A teacher and behavioral specialist showed children the importance of washing their hands by using bread and mold in a science experiment.
A teacher and behavioral specialist showed children the importance of washing their hands by using bread and mold in a science experiment.
NASA’s Hubble captures dazzling distant galaxy
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope snapped a stunning picture of a galaxy about 50 million light-years away.
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope snapped a stunning picture of a galaxy about 50 million light-years away.
The Arctic may have crossed tipping point into destructive climate feedback loop, NOAA report says
The Arctic region is changing dramatically as a result of climate change. Permafrost is melting and releasing carbon into the atmosphere, and a new federal report suggests that this may have tipped the Arctic region past the point of no return, making it a global warming accelerator.
The Arctic region is changing dramatically as a result of climate change. Permafrost is melting and releasing carbon into the atmosphere, and a new federal report suggests that this may have tipped the Arctic region past the point of no return, making it a global warming accelerator.
Fat innkeeper worms, also known as 'penis fish,' strand on Marin Beach
The so-called Penis fish are making headlines in the Bay Area after thousands strand on a Marin beach.
The so-called Penis fish are making headlines in the Bay Area after thousands strand on a Marin beach.
These 5 deadly diseases have made an alarming comeback over the past decade
Some deadly diseases that seemed headed for eradication in recent decades have been making a scary comeback in the past 10 years.
Some deadly diseases that seemed headed for eradication in recent decades have been making a scary comeback in the past 10 years.
Hiccups in newborns could play important role in brain development, study finds
Hiccups could play an important role in an infant's brain development, a new study suggests.
Hiccups could play an important role in an infant's brain development, a new study suggests.
The Geminid meteor shower is set to dazzle this week, hurling bright meteors across sky
The Geminid meteor shower is considered one of the best annual sky shows.
The Geminid meteor shower is considered one of the best annual sky shows.
'Walnut-size' mass on Christmas tree contains hundreds of praying mantis eggs, officials say
Officials in one Ohio county are asking people to be on the lookout for a mass that may look like a pine cone, but actually contains something else.
Officials in one Ohio county are asking people to be on the lookout for a mass that may look like a pine cone, but actually contains something else.
That shoddy, last-minute gift wrapping job could play in your favor, study suggests
Whether you wrap gifts like Martha Stewart or toss items into a bag at the last second and call it good enough, the presentation of your gift will likely have an effect on the recipient’s expectations about what’s inside — and potentially even how they feel about the present once it’s unwrapped.
Whether you wrap gifts like Martha Stewart or toss items into a bag at the last second and call it good enough, the presentation of your gift will likely have an effect on the recipient’s expectations about what’s inside — and potentially even how they feel about the present once it’s unwrapped.
Manatee with bicycle tire stuck around body at Blue Spring State Park remains uncaptured, officials say
Sealife rescue groups are attempting to trap the manatee so the tire can be safely removed.
Sealife rescue groups are attempting to trap the manatee so the tire can be safely removed.
BPA levels in humans are likely 44 times higher than previously assumed, analysis finds
BPA, a chemical found in many consumer products ranging from plastic bottles to thermal receipts, is likely present in humans in significantly higher levels than previously thought.
BPA, a chemical found in many consumer products ranging from plastic bottles to thermal receipts, is likely present in humans in significantly higher levels than previously thought.
Christmas sweaters are making plastic pollution worse, environmental charity warns
Many Christmas sweaters contain harmful materials that are adding to world's pollution problem, according to a U.K. environmental charity.
Many Christmas sweaters contain harmful materials that are adding to world's pollution problem, according to a U.K. environmental charity.
Cardinal with rare abnormality discovered in central Texas
According to the Inland Bird Banding Association, the bird shows apparent bilateral gynandromorphism, a rare abnormality that causes it to have female plumage on one side of its body, and male on the other.
According to the Inland Bird Banding Association, the bird shows apparent bilateral gynandromorphism, a rare abnormality that causes it to have female plumage on one side of its body, and male on the other.
Lesbian couple 1st to carry baby in both of their wombs through ‘shared motherhood’ treatment
A British lesbian couple has become the first in the world to carry a baby in both their wombs.
A British lesbian couple has become the first in the world to carry a baby in both their wombs.
Space station cargo launch scrubbed due to upper-level winds
A capsule full of supplies and experiments was scheduled to be on its way to the space station, but the afternoon launch from Cape Canaveral was scrubbed because of upper-level winds.
A capsule full of supplies and experiments was scheduled to be on its way to the space station, but the afternoon launch from Cape Canaveral was scrubbed because of upper-level winds.
11-year-old invents backpack to stop bullying in schools
An Atlanta sixth grader turned his struggle with bullies into a patented invention to help other students.
An Atlanta sixth grader turned his struggle with bullies into a patented invention to help other students.
Superbug MRSA can remain on household surfaces for months, causing repeat infections, study shows
The deadly superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, commonly referred to as MRSA, which is most commonly spread from person to person, can actually linger on household surfaces for months, often causing repeat infections in the same patient or strings of infections across families, new research shows.
The deadly superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, commonly referred to as MRSA, which is most commonly spread from person to person, can actually linger on household surfaces for months, often causing repeat infections in the same patient or strings of infections across families, new research shows.
At age 104, Wisconsin woman bags her first buck
A 104-year-old Wisconsin woman bagged her first buck while hunting this past weekend in Price County.
A 104-year-old Wisconsin woman bagged her first buck while hunting this past weekend in Price County.
NASA finds 'battling galaxies' in deep space
NASA has spotted "battling galaxies" in deep space, courtesy of the Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA has spotted "battling galaxies" in deep space, courtesy of the Hubble Space Telescope.