Simply put, nerve agents stop the central nervous system from communicating with the muscles, organs and glands it needs to keep your body's internal machinery running smoothly.
Teeth and bones are both hard, white and heavy with calcium, but that doesn't make them one and the same. From the way they look to how they heal, teeth are quite different from the body's bones.
In 1776, whether you were declaring America independent from the crown or swearing your loyalty to King George III, your pronunciation would have been much the same. At that time, American and Brit...
Apologies to people keen on reviving extinct dinosaurs, but researchers have never recovered dinosaur DNA, which is necessary for cloning. But, intriguingly, they have found fragments of mystery DN...
The planet's trees have seen plenty of history pass by their trunks. In fact, they began to populate Earth 385 million years ago, toward the end of the Devonian period. Considered living historical...
The most oft-quoted average rate of human hair growth is 6 inches (15 centimeters) per year. However, the majority of studies measuring the rate of hair growth didn't take into account the race of ...
During the fourth century, a group of Romans mysteriously decapitated already dead people and buried the heads between each owner's legs. Read the full story: https://www.livescience.com/64462-dec...
Scientists analyzed the mysterious purple stains on an 800-year-old Vatican manuscript, and determined that several salt-loving marine bacteria were to blame.
Archaeologists have discovered hundreds of ancient stone structures, some in the shape of field gates, across Saudi Arabia. The purpose of these structures is unknown.
Republicans used to dominate the northern states and orchestrated expansions of federal power, while Democrats, who dominated the South, opposed these measures. So, how did this switch happen?