Science


"Not inevitable": Children obesity rates plateau in the US

The problem begins when it turns into a large, unplanned amount, especially of foods high in sugar and fat

"Extreme, transient conditions": Never-before-seen material found in remnants of nuclear detonation

A mushroom cloud rises above Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands in 1946 handout provided by US Library of Congress; illustrative.

Extremely painful: Evidence suggests Neanderthals performed root canals 59,000 years ago

 Neanderthal life. Illustration.