Forget the "stupid caveman" myth. 🧠 Neanderthals were highly intelligent ancient chemists who invented the world's first superglue and crafted deadly weapons. So, why did they disappear? The truth ...

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The new Winter Olympic sport of ski mountaineering - or skimo for short - made its highly anticipated debut on Thursday in ...

Norway dominated Nordic combined at the Milan Cortina Winter Games as the sport faces possible Olympic elimination.

The grandson of the inventor of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups is lashing out at The Hershey Co., accusing the candy company of hurting the Reese’s brand by shifting to cheaper ...

At the 1980 Winter Olympics, the U.S. men’s hockey team beat the Soviets. The Americans called it The Miracle on Ice, and it ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) announced Tuesday that his state is joining the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, becoming the second state to do so since the ...

TV screens are an everyday sight in the daily modern life. But did you know that the TV is actually a century old? How did the TV even start? Who invented it, and how did it become the center of our ...

The breakthrough is often credited to Scottish inventor John Logie Baird—but the real history is far more complicated and collaborative. John Logie Baird with his transmitting station on March 19, ...