Q. What can I do to prevent my toenails from thickening and getting deformed? A. In a healthy person with no nail disease, by far the most common cause of thick nails is trauma, usually long-term ... Read more
MONTREAL — In many ways, the Obama administration’s new plan to map the human brain has its origins in the work of Brenda Milner, the neuropsychologist whose detailed observations of an amnesia ... Read more
Our very early ancestors possessed inner ear bones very similar to those of modern humans, researchers are reporting. The finding suggests that hearing sensitivity is one of the oldest features of human ... Read more
How does the Chesapeake Bay spell relief? O-Y-S-T-E-R-S, a new study finds. Like ocean waters around the world, the Chesapeake has become more and more acidic as a result of rising levels of ... Read more
The Kepler Space Telescope is 40 million miles from Earth, which makes sending a repairman difficult. Unlike the Hubble telescope, which was designed to be serviced by astronauts, Kepler was meant to live far ... Read more
OTTAWA — As far as YouTube hits go, Canada’s contribution has not yet approached the popularity of South Korea’s “Gangnam Style.” And perhaps because of the limitations of ... Read more
Imagine a wolf catching a Frisbee a dozen times in a row, or leading police officers to a stash of cocaine, or just sleeping peacefully next to you on your couch. It’s a stretch, to say the least. Dogs ... Read more
NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft has been shut down by the failure of one of the reaction wheels that keep it pointed, the space agency announced Wednesday. “I wouldn’t ... Read more
NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft has been crippled by the failure of one of the reaction wheels that keep it pointed, the space agency is announcing this afternoon, according to astronomers close ... Read more
Nature photography — stills and live action — is a cultural staple, like Honest Abe Lincoln, celebrity self-immolation and the myth that Shakespeare didn’t write his own plays. But why? ... Read more