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Brazil has seen a recent uptick in cases of syphilis affecting the eyes, an infection that can lead to serious vision loss if not treated quickly enough.
While ocular syphilis is a rarely-seen form of the sexually transmitted infection, one study put rates at around 2 percent of syphilis patients, it can cause serious problems for those infected, including loss of vision, cataracts and glaucoma. This comes as rates of syphilis in the U.S. have trended ...read more
The International Space Station orbits some 250 miles above Earth’s surface, and is routinely exposed to impacts by tiny, fast-moving objects like paint chips, often leaving marks on the outside of the station’s hull. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Early this morning, NASA announced the International Space Station — one of the most expensive and complex structures ever built — is slowly leaking air out of minuscule hole just 2 millimeters wide. Although the astron ...read more
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A version of this article originally appeared on The Conversation.
The Green, a gathering place in New Haven, Connecticut, near Yale University looked like a mass casualty zone, with 70 serious drug overdoses over a period spanning Aug. 15-16, 2018.
The cause: synthetic cannabinoids, also known as K2, Spice, or AK47, which induced retching, vomiting, loss of consciousness and trouble breathing. On July 19, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration warned consumers t ...read more
This artist’s concept shows Japan’s Hayabusa spacecraft collecting tiny dust grains from the asteroid Itokawa. (Credit: JAXA)
Japan’s asteroid-visiting Hayabusa spacecraft wasn’t a complete disaster, but it definitely got off to a rocky start. Launched in 2003, the world’s first sample-return mission was quickly sidelined when it was struck by charged particles from a powerful solar flare shortly after its launch. Despite this, Hayabusa eventually reached its targ ...read more
A herder runs livestock in Kenya. (Credit: Marion Smith/shutterstock)
Dung, poop, number 2 — we’ve all dealt with the troublesome solid waste that biological entities produce. But it can have its uses too, beyond just giving sewer planners something to do.
In particular, the use of animal feces as manure has a long and fruitful history. It’s an all natural way to replenish soil after growing crops, and hey, gotta put that stuff somewhere, right?
But it turns out dung has been ...read more
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