Unusual Lead Compound Detected in Rembrandt’s Most Famous Painting

The presence of the manul, a cold-adapted wild cat the size of a domestic cat, has been confirmed on the slopes of the world’s highest mountain. The confirmation by DNA testing of scat samples marks the first time the elusive cat has been formally recorded in Nepal’s eastern Himalayan region.

A spaceflight disaster was narrowly avoided in 1972. A series of intense solar flares exploded in August, just months before the launch of Apollo 17. Any astronauts on the moon at that time would have died from radiation. As NASA's new lunar missions progress, the threat of radiation still looms.

Shocking Discovery: Obesity Causes Neurodegeneration Similar to Alzheimer’s Disease